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Morgen.
Posted by: Additional Blond Agent at February 26, 2026 04:01 AM (/HDaX) 2
Mornin'
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 26, 2026 04:03 AM (sAmhv) 3
G'Day everyone
Posted by: Skip at February 26, 2026 04:04 AM (Ia/+0) Posted by: Minx 0.8 beta at February 26, 2026 04:05 AM (BLOW1) 5
Even that was not enough and it was retired in 2020. Total transatlantic bandwidth today is somewhere in the low petabits.
Understandable. We all know how much the Europeans love to run their mouths at Americans. Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 26, 2026 04:06 AM (6ydKt) Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 26, 2026 04:08 AM (6ydKt) Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 26, 2026 04:10 AM (6ydKt) 8
G'morning, all!
Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 26, 2026 04:11 AM (iMotb) Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 26, 2026 04:12 AM (iMotb) 10
Ohayo gozaimasu
Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 04:13 AM (rdVOm) Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 04:14 AM (plFPI) 12
Morning all
Posted by: Tuna at February 26, 2026 04:14 AM (lJ0H4) 13
Disclaimer: And she was on a road to nowhere.
Same as it ever was, same as it ever was. Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 26, 2026 04:10 AM (6ydKt) She was not my Beautiful Wife! Posted by: Pete Bog at February 26, 2026 04:20 AM (qlUA+) 14
That jail break?
He asked it twice. I have it on good authority that the disasters I leave in my wake are not my fault. Posted by: Pete Bog at February 26, 2026 04:22 AM (qlUA+) 15
Well... How did I get here?
Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 04:23 AM (rdVOm) Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 04:24 AM (plFPI) 17
Well... How did I get here?
Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 04:23 AM (rdVOm) Watch Out! You might get what you’re after. Posted by: Pete Bog at February 26, 2026 04:25 AM (qlUA+) 18
I'm pretty sure if you took five random Talking Heads songs, and jumbled all of the lyrics together you could come up with a novella-length story that only David Byrne could understand.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 26, 2026 04:26 AM (6ydKt) Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 04:32 AM (rdVOm) 20
Speaking Of at….
It would also have a great beat and an infectious hook. And a snappy suit with really wide shoulders. Posted by: Pete Bog at February 26, 2026 04:36 AM (qlUA+) Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 04:38 AM (rdVOm) 22
It would indeed seem that they are not sending their best, nor their brightest.
https://tinyurl.com/5n964ar2 Posted by: Village Idiot's Apprentice at February 26, 2026 04:38 AM (iMotb) Wednesday Overnight Open Thread - February 25, 2026 [TRex]![]() Good evening Horde. The time has come for very random mid-week shenanigans of the post-cafe overnight variety. Welcome to the Wednesday night ONT which means another edition of overnight fun and games. Pull up a chair and sit a spell. Good will offerings of amusing puns are happily accepted. Pants are optional. Giraffes are excused. Be nice to your fellow commenters and AoS contributors. [Top photo: Texas State Capitol Dome, Austin, Texas]
![]() ![]() There's a lot going on here: — NO CONTEXT HUMANS (@HumansNoContext) December 23, 2025 - The trip only makes stops at National Natural Landmarks, National Historic Sites, National Parks, or National Monuments. - The trip must be taken by car and never leave the U.S. The author and his wife compiled a list of 50 major U.S. landmarks - one in each state excluding Alaska/Hawaii and including D.C., and two in California. The used a computer optimization tool to map it all out. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Written correspondence can be sent to moronhobbies at protonmail dot com. Are you lurking ?? Thank you for your attention to this matter. Comments(Jump to bottom of comments)1
Howzabout this weather, eh?
Posted by: mindful webworker - moovin on at February 25, 2026 10:00 PM (rlEvI) 2
Didn't have time to write a more thoughtful comment.
Posted by: mindful webworker - moovin on at February 25, 2026 10:01 PM (rlEvI) 3
Hello Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 10:01 PM (3ek7K) 4
Top 5?
Posted by: Quarter Twenty at February 25, 2026 10:01 PM (2Ez/1) 5
Hallo, hallo!
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 25, 2026 10:01 PM (ZVgZ4) 6
Good evening good people.
Posted by: Tonypete at February 25, 2026 10:02 PM (cYBz/) 7
th
Posted by: Buzz Adrenaline at February 25, 2026 10:02 PM (JRP2U) Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 25, 2026 10:02 PM (/lPRQ) 9
willowed:
Emerald Robinson @Emerald Robinson .6h First, Trump took down Maduro in Venezuela. Then he ordered a blockade on Cuba. Then he canceled China's control of Panama Canal. Then he hit the biggest drug poster in Mexico. Trump's rolling up the entire network in our hemisphere. Donroe --- Read that the Panamanian govt voted out the sale control of the canal to Blackrock and Maersk will take the agreement, Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 10:02 PM (j9zxt) 10
Hello Everyone!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 25, 2026 10:03 PM (QGaXH) 11
Hello, Horde! 😊💕
Might need some prayers - PET Scan results are less than encouraging. See the oncologist tomorrow afternoon; will know more then... Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 25, 2026 10:03 PM (SRRAx) 12
Yo Horde!!!!
Posted by: Diogenes at February 25, 2026 10:03 PM (2WIwB) 13
Somebody needs to get up in that dome and change some lightbulbs
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 25, 2026 10:03 PM (/lPRQ) Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 10:04 PM (j9zxt) 15
Great Toby Keith!!!
Posted by: Diogenes at February 25, 2026 10:04 PM (2WIwB) 16
Oh, THAT Burger King1
The fact that there is a BK in Pittsburgh that is recognized by the Police scanner folks is priceless. Thanks T-Rex. You bring it every Wednesday! Posted by: moki at February 25, 2026 10:05 PM (wLjpr) 17
Nice content, thank you, TRex!
Posted by: Piper at February 25, 2026 10:06 PM (Wmg4n) Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 10:06 PM (j9zxt) 19
Howzabout this weather, eh?
Posted by: mindful webworker - moovin on at February 25, 2026 10:00 PM (rlEvI) Shhhiiii... it reached 80 today. Dang it. Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 25, 2026 10:06 PM (uQesX) Posted by: LRob in OK at February 25, 2026 10:06 PM (7D3Aa) 21
16 Thanks T-Rex. You bring it every Wednesday!
Posted by: moki at February 25, 2026 10:05 PM *** Awww, shucks... Thank you and thanks for being here! Posted by: TRex - THAT dino at February 25, 2026 10:06 PM (cCn4/) Posted by: mikeski at February 25, 2026 10:07 PM (VHUov) 23
10 Hello Everyone!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 25, 2026 10:03 PM (QGaXH) Wow - a '10' for a guy who's a '10'....smile.... Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 25, 2026 10:07 PM (QGaXH) 24
[Top photo: Texas State Capitol Dome, Austin, Texas]
Taller than the US White House. Only when its wearing its hat. Posted by: Stephen Price Blair at February 25, 2026 10:07 PM (1NuH7) 25
Definitely, Teresa!
Posted by: Piper at February 25, 2026 10:07 PM (Wmg4n) 26
How about visiting all 50 state capitols? (I have 36.)
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 25, 2026 10:07 PM (hJH5n) 27
Thanks for the ONT.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 25, 2026 10:07 PM (zZu0s) 28
TiFW, prayers are up for you and the family. Always.
Posted by: LRob in OK at February 25, 2026 10:07 PM (7D3Aa) 29
Praying for you, Teresa.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 25, 2026 10:08 PM (ZVgZ4) Posted by: purely an academic question at February 25, 2026 10:08 PM (F/35S) 31
Evening.
I need to borrow an 'Ette. Would one of you so kindly bash my brains in with a hammer until all that's left is a bloody paste? I'm having yet another massive gout flare up and I need one if you to end it all for me. I ask for an 'Ette because I know women are capable of inflicting great violence with only love in their hearts. Posted by: Robert at February 25, 2026 10:08 PM (U17Kq) 32
28 TiFW, prayers are up for you and the family. Always.
Posted by: LRob in OK at February 25, 2026 10:07 PM *** This. From all of us. Posted by: TRex - prayerful dino at February 25, 2026 10:08 PM (cCn4/) 33
23 10 Hello Everyone!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 25, 2026 10:03 PM (QGaXH) Wow - a '10' for a guy who's a '10'....smile.... Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 25, 2026 10:07 PM (QGaXH) You two want to be alone? Just wear a rubber dude, he looks greasy. Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 25, 2026 10:08 PM (zZu0s) 34
How about visiting all 50 state capitols? (I have 36.)
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 25, 2026 10:07 PM (hJH5n) How about the Capitol Records building?* *Does it still even exist? Maybe senior housing? Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 25, 2026 10:08 PM (uQesX) 35
Road trip map barely shaves a corner of Tennessee. Almost nothing of Nevada and Michigan too.
Nothing to see in Kansas so just catching a corner of it isn't missing much. Not much into Florida. Good. Yankee locusts. Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 25, 2026 10:09 PM (/lPRQ) 36
Thanks for another entertaining Wednesday Night ONT, TRex!
Those folks in Pittsburgh must be getting stir crazy. Or maybe they are just getting their winter doldrums on. Whatever it is, it's hilarious to read about! Thanks for the aircraft. Always good to see military aircraft. Posted by: Legally Sufficient at February 25, 2026 10:09 PM (kB9dk) 37
I don't comment often, but even less common lately -- I haven't been able to access comments on either Chrome or Edge because it's http and not https.
Is this just me? I'm on Opera now. Seems to be working. This is the most appreciation I've felt for Opera since I first saw Little Ben Shapiro's sister's sweater puppies. Posted by: Pastafarian at February 25, 2026 10:09 PM (sifs3) 38
Good luck, Teresa. We're all pulling for you.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 25, 2026 10:09 PM (zZu0s) 39
Praying Teresa, for you and yours. God grant health and healing to our sister, Teresa, that she may have many more years in your service here.
Posted by: moki at February 25, 2026 10:10 PM (wLjpr) 40
Excellent content T-Rex - Thank You!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 25, 2026 10:10 PM (QGaXH) 41
As soon as I saw that top picture, I knew exactly what it was! 🤗
Posted by: lin-duh is offended at February 25, 2026 10:10 PM (VCgbV) 42
Love the Conor Hellebuyck memes!
How can you not love our USA Hockey team???? Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 10:10 PM (tj6OY) 43
Prayers for you, Teresa.
Posted by: BarelyScaryMary at February 25, 2026 10:10 PM (zuIfz) 44
> Are you wise in the ways of the US Navy's Carderock facility in Maryland? They have a lot of water.
---------- High School field trip, circa 1977 or 78. Science class. Part science stuff, part Navy recruiting. Massive facility. Wasn't in operation tho' when we went. Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 25, 2026 10:10 PM (jtM2q) Posted by: Diogenes at February 25, 2026 10:11 PM (2WIwB) 46
I ask for an 'Ette because I know women are capable of inflicting great violence with only love in their hearts.
Posted by: Robert I see you've had experience with redheads. . . Posted by: Tonypete at February 25, 2026 10:11 PM (cYBz/) 47
36 Those folks in Pittsburgh must be getting stir crazy.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at February 25, 2026 10:09 PM *** At least this week they kept their clothes on! Posted by: TRex - spring is coming! at February 25, 2026 10:12 PM (cCn4/) 48
Evenin'
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 25, 2026 10:12 PM (sAmhv) 49
VW Blackhawk?
Me likey! I want one! Posted by: GWB at February 25, 2026 10:12 PM (olkli) 50
Is that Thalidomide Rex on the drums?
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 25, 2026 10:13 PM (A3+q6) 51
I need to borrow an 'Ette. Would one of you so kindly bash my brains in with a hammer until all that's left is a bloody paste? I'm having yet another massive gout flare up and I need one if you to end it all for me. I ask for an 'Ette because I know women are capable of inflicting great violence with only love in their hearts.
Posted by: Robert Prednisone Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 25, 2026 10:13 PM (/lPRQ) 52
Teresa in Fort Worth
🙏🙏🙏 Posted by: lin-duh is offended at February 25, 2026 10:13 PM (VCgbV) 53
I'm sitting right here.
Posted by: Ike's presidential library at February 25, 2026 10:13 PM (2Ez/1) 54
Space Patrol had Muroc Lake test pilots on their advertising, allowing that they needed to be in good condition to fly the XF-88A, (top speed is a millitary secret, gang) and by golly, Wheat Chex and Rice Chex for breakfast are a great way to do that. You can stay in good condition too, kids, by doing the same. Be sure Mom picks up the Jumbo family size.
I guess the FCC cracked down on that. So we don’t get test pilots hawking their favorite breakfast cereals any longer. Fuckers. Posted by: Common Tater at February 25, 2026 10:13 PM (pV4LT) 55
Hello, Horde! 😊💕
Might need some prayers - PET Scan results are less than encouraging. See the oncologist tomorrow afternoon; will know more then... Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 25, 2026 10:03 PM (SRRAx) Absolutely, coming your way. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 25, 2026 10:13 PM (snZF9) 56
Good evening Mr. Rex🦖!
Posted by: COMountainMarie at February 25, 2026 10:13 PM (ttTv+) 57
Is that Thalidomide Rex on the drums?
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 25, 2026 10:13 PM (A3+q6) Damn. Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 25, 2026 10:13 PM (zZu0s) 58
I ask for an 'Ette because I know women are capable of inflicting great violence with only love in their hearts.
Posted by: Robert at February 25, 2026 10:08 PM (U17Kq) I won't do that, but I highly encourage you to drink cherry juice, lay off red meat, seafood and gluten, and focus on chicken/fish, fruits, veggies and rice. That is the only way I got through my gout attack, and have prevented recurrent attacks without meds (I can't take them due to kidney issues.) Ice packs underneath the foot also help. God bless and may this run its course quickly. Posted by: moki at February 25, 2026 10:13 PM (wLjpr) Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 25, 2026 10:14 PM (zZu0s) 60
40 Excellent content T-Rex - Thank You!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 25, 2026 10:10 PM *** Danke! Posted by: TRex - calling the ball at February 25, 2026 10:15 PM (cCn4/) 61
Will do, Teresa!
Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 10:15 PM (tj6OY) 62
Pittsburgh Scanner
South Side. 1820 East Carson - Burger King. Yes, that one. Caller says a woman wearing cat ears is threatening to beat up and scratch employees. She has supposedly been kicked out once before. ..... Anna, get your bish under control! Posted by: mikeski at February 25, 2026 10:16 PM (VHUov) 63
Re: see the USA route
My parents took me on a very similar route that took one month in the 60’s one Summer in a 1956 Chevy sedan - you know the two tone robin blue and white model with colors separated by a chrome stripe. Still have the pictures and most of memories (getting older has a few disadvantages but still preferred to alternative). Posted by: epador at February 25, 2026 10:16 PM (TRnzq) 64
56 Good evening Mr. Rex🦖!
Posted by: COMountainMarie at February 25, 2026 10:13 PM *** Howdy COMM! Posted by: TRex - capitol dino at February 25, 2026 10:16 PM (cCn4/) 65
Prayers continue, Teresa in Fort Worth! We hold you in our prayers and in our hearts.
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at February 25, 2026 10:16 PM (kB9dk) 66
Robert, I'm with moki -- for me, dried cherries worked, like they're a damned cure for gout. Not instant but after a few days of pounding dried tart cherries, the pain and inflammation was gone.
For me, what set off attacks were peas, and liver. Posted by: Pastafarian at February 25, 2026 10:17 PM (sifs3) 67
Thats a very cool 48 state road trip. In a car thats less than a set of tires, 4 oil changes and a shit ton of gas. On a motorcycle its 2 back tires, 5-6 oil changes, decent amount of gas, and god knows what else.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 25, 2026 10:17 PM (snZF9) 68
Secretary of Defense is a perfect seal for Connor! Way to go, Hegseth!
Posted by: Legally Sufficient at February 25, 2026 10:17 PM (kB9dk) 69
33 23 10 Hello Everyone!
Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 25, 2026 10:03 PM (QGaXH) Wow - a '10' for a guy who's a '10'....smile.... Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 25, 2026 10:07 PM (QGaXH) You two want to be alone? Just wear a rubber dude, he looks greasy. Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 25, 2026 10:08 PM (zZu0s) Laughing! Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 25, 2026 10:17 PM (QGaXH) 70
I ask for an 'Ette because I know women are capable of inflicting great violence with only love in their hearts.
Posted by: Robert So you're the guy Mrs D has been seeing!!! Posted by: Diogenes at February 25, 2026 10:18 PM (2WIwB) 71
11 Hello, Horde! 😊💕
Might need some prayers - PET Scan results are less than encouraging. See the oncologist tomorrow afternoon; will know more then... Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 25, 2026 10:03 PM (SRRAx) You got it TiFW Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 25, 2026 10:18 PM (QGaXH) 72
My parents took me on a very similar route that took one month in the 60’s one Summer in a 1956 Chevy sedan - you know the two tone robin blue and white model with colors separated by a chrome stripe. Still have the pictures and most of memories (getting older has a few disadvantages but still preferred to alternative).
Posted by: epador at February 25, 2026 10:16 PM (TRnzq) Thats some cool shit. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 25, 2026 10:19 PM (snZF9) 73
Road trips are the best. Just get out and see this big, beautiful country of ours!
Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 10:19 PM (tj6OY) 74
BTW
I'm guessing that 'no context human' photo was before you lost all that weight...🤪 Posted by: COMountainMarie at February 25, 2026 10:19 PM (ttTv+) 75
Is that Thalidomide Rex on the drums?
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 25, 2026 10:13 PM (A3+q6) Thalidomide Rex the Kid. Fastest flippers in the West! Posted by: Diogenes at February 25, 2026 10:20 PM (2WIwB) 76
Good evening morons en bedankt Dino
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 25, 2026 10:20 PM (RIvkX) 77
When I first looked at the top pic, I thought it was a roulette wheel.
Considering the quality of legislation that comes out of many states, perhaps we would be better off if it was. Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 25, 2026 10:20 PM (bhZyo) 78
Oh, THAT Burger King!
The fact that there is a BK in Pittsburgh that is recognized by the Police scanner folks is priceless. Posted by: moki They've got a Wendy's they're calling "the Thunderdome Wendy's" too. Ronald is missing out. Posted by: mikeski at February 25, 2026 10:21 PM (VHUov) 79
> I'm having yet another massive gout flare up and I need one if you to end it all for me. I ask for an 'Ette because I know women are capable of inflicting great violence with only love in their hearts.
Posted by: Robert ----------- See a Doc and ask for Allopurinol. It's to reduce the uric acid that causes gout. As others have said, lay off the fatty meats and eat cherries or buy "cherry extract." It's a herbal supplement. Also lay off the booze. If possible. *I'm not a doctor... there may be other meds, talk to yours first* Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 25, 2026 10:22 PM (jtM2q) 80
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8tANJu8gyc
Posted by: TheCatAttackedMyFoot at February 25, 2026 10:22 PM (jrgJz) 81
Thats a very cool 48 state road trip. In a car thats less than a set of tires, 4 oil changes and a shit ton of gas. On a motorcycle its 2 back tires, 5-6 oil changes, decent amount of gas, and god knows what else.
Posted by: Berserker Preparation H? Doan's? Posted by: mikeski at February 25, 2026 10:23 PM (VHUov) 82
{TiFW}
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 25, 2026 10:25 PM (RIvkX) 83
Branson ain't on the map.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at February 25, 2026 10:26 PM (Ezs10) 84
78 Ronald is missing out.
Posted by: mikeski at February 25, 2026 10:21 PM *** One of the under-reported parts of the visit to the White House by the Men's hockey team was that PDJT bought McDonalds double cheeseburgers for them to have lunch at the WH. Posted by: TRex - grimace is not a dino at February 25, 2026 10:26 PM (cCn4/) 85
I ask for an 'Ette because I know women are capable of inflicting great violence with only love in their hearts.
Posted by: Robert --- So, you're asking for my #1. I think she loved me more than any of my wives. Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 10:26 PM (j9zxt) 86
Road trips are the best. Just get out and see this big, beautiful country of ours!
Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 10:19 PM (tj6OY) I'm really itching to do that one day. Take a few months and cruise around the country. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 25, 2026 10:27 PM (snZF9) 87
83 Branson ain't on the map.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at February 25, 2026 10:26 PM *** Neither is the Burger King or Wendy's in Pittsburgh. Guess we each have our own list... Posted by: TRex - scanning dino at February 25, 2026 10:28 PM (cCn4/) 88
86 I'm really itching to do that one day. Take a few months and cruise around the country.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 25, 2026 10:27 PM *** Do it. Seriously. Lots of land of the free and home of the brave to see out there. Posted by: TRex - road trip dino at February 25, 2026 10:29 PM (cCn4/) Posted by: JQ at February 25, 2026 10:30 PM (rdVOm) 90
My prayers for you Teresa in FW.
Posted by: Joemarine at February 25, 2026 10:30 PM (y171U) 91
Prayer sent for Theresa!
Posted by: jocon307 at February 25, 2026 10:31 PM (EuROc) 92
Robert, I'm with moki -- for me, dried cherries worked, like they're a damned cure for gout. Not instant but after a few days of pounding dried tart cherries, the pain and inflammation was gone.
For me, what set off attacks were peas, and liver. Posted by: Pastafarian at February 25, 2026 10:17 PM (sifs3) Phrasing? But then again, dried tart cherries are grateful. Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 25, 2026 10:32 PM (uQesX) 93
Might need some prayers - PET Scan results are less than encouraging. See the oncologist tomorrow afternoon; will know more then...
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth ===== You already got them just now. May the Lord keep you close. Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 10:32 PM (E4rtv) 94
World War I on the western front - daily time lapse
That was brutal. Unfortunate that the key is so tiny. Here's from the description on YouTube: Red - Germans & German allies Blue - French & colonial infantry Cyan - French cavalry Orange - British & colonials Green - Belgians in the north; Russians, Italians, Portuguese elsewhere Purple - US-Americans Dark blue - reserve Light blue - resting & training Uneven brown - building defense works Uneven grey - staging Solid grey - sanitation Posted by: mindful webworker - First act of The World War at February 25, 2026 10:32 PM (rlEvI) 95
Road trips are the best. Just get out and see this big, beautiful country of ours!
Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 10:19 PM (tj6OY) Route 66 is one hundred years old this year. Thinking about Flagstaff. Posted by: OrangeEnt at February 25, 2026 10:33 PM (uQesX) 96
colchicine is the other anti-gout med, but for the future ID your triggers, and stay away from them. And stay hydrated and eat cherries drink cherry juice
Posted by: Kindltot at February 25, 2026 10:34 PM (rbvCR) 97
Thats a very cool 48 state road trip. In a car thats less than a set of tires, 4 oil changes and a shit ton of gas. On a motorcycle its 2 back tires, 5-6 oil changes, decent amount of gas, and god knows what else.
Posted by: Berserker Preparation H? Doan's? Posted by: mikeski at February 25, 2026 10:23 PM (VHUov) Man, no shit. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 25, 2026 10:34 PM (snZF9) 98
Hello, Horde! 😊💕
Might need some prayers - PET Scan results are less than encouraging. See the oncologist tomorrow afternoon; will know more then... Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 25, 2026 10:03 PM (SRRAx) You know we are all pulling for you, Teresa. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 25, 2026 10:34 PM (8zz6B) 99
optimal road trip - Y'miss a lot of the best of Oklahoma on those routes. I suppose it's about the same everywhere.
Posted by: mindful webworker - Okie by birth and choice at February 25, 2026 10:36 PM (rlEvI) 100
I have a couple of launches from a carrier (not as piot, bummer). But I never got a trap. I really want one. (Also, that's a funny song.)
Posted by: GWB at February 25, 2026 10:37 PM (olkli) 101
Yikes Robert. May your pain be soothed soon.
BIL has gout and he goes through terrible pain in an attack. Too bad you can't be like Ben Franklin, during his attacks, as gov. of PA, he had state prisoners hauling him about in a hand carried cart. Minimized the effect of cobblestoned streets on movement using his two prisoner suspension. Was that way at the Constitutional Convention IIRC. Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 10:37 PM (E4rtv) 102
I bought Toby Keith's CD with that song and a George Strait CD at the PX in Izmir Turkey in 2003. Even then I was dismayed that there were still muslims left alive on the planet.
Posted by: Cosda at February 25, 2026 10:37 PM (ENPvq) 103
What's with all the Pittsburg food fights?
Posted by: mindful webworker - don't throw the fries at February 25, 2026 10:39 PM (rlEvI) 104
Road trips are the best. Just get out and see this big, beautiful country of ours!
Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 10:19 PM (tj6OY) I'm really itching to do that one day. Take a few months and cruise around the country. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division ************** Absolutely do it...I've done 4 complete cross country trips and many half cross country drives, and I can be packed and ready in short order to go again. Just the best! Posted by: The Grateful - Acta Non Verba at February 25, 2026 10:40 PM (cCn4/) 105
Loosening lug nuts is not Kosher. Rocks in hubcaps or bananas in tail pipes is fair game, though.
Posted by: Auto Hijinks at February 25, 2026 10:41 PM (oftw2) 106
Road trips?
There are 119 bars between Pullman WA and Orafino ID. Load up a truck with fraternity bros... We never even made it half way. Posted by: Diogenes at February 25, 2026 10:41 PM (2WIwB) 107
88 Do it. Seriously. Lots of land of the free and home of the brave to see out there.
And! There's real people out here!🙋♂️ 🙋♀️ Posted by: COMountainMarie at February 25, 2026 10:41 PM (ttTv+) 108
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See a Doc and ask for Allopurinol. It's to reduce the uric acid that causes gout. As others have said, lay off the fatty meats and eat cherries or buy "cherry extract." It's a herbal supplement. Also lay off the booze. If possible. *I'm not a doctor... there may be other meds, talk to yours first* Posted by: Martini Farmer --- Red Cherries soaked in Gin. _me either Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 10:41 PM (j9zxt) 109
What's with all the Pittsburg food fights?
Posted by: mindful webworker - don't throw the fries at February 25, 2026 10:39 PM (rlEvI) Well, they have to do something with the Philly cheesesteak; they can't eat it, after all. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 25, 2026 10:42 PM (8zz6B) 110
31 Evening.
I need to borrow an 'Ette. Would one of you so kindly bash my brains in with a hammer until all that's left is a bloody paste? I'm having yet another massive gout flare up and I need one if you to end it all for me. I ask for an 'Ette because I know women are capable of inflicting great violence with only love in their hearts. Posted by: Robert at February 25, 2026 10:08 PM (U17Kq) I know the feeling (gout, not head bashing). I manage to control mine by avoiding food and drink that are known to trigger flareups. Do some online research, maybe that can help you. On the rare occasions I do get a flareup, prednisone helps greatly. Posted by: a.moron at February 25, 2026 10:42 PM (X5Jzz) 111
So, TRex, how'd you do on tips with that busker act?
Posted by: mindful webworker - beat the bucket, don't kick it at February 25, 2026 10:42 PM (rlEvI) 112
So many great road trips. A few cross-country, a few to Florida, several to Dead shows. I think driving to Montreal in a freak January snowstorm might be the best one.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 25, 2026 10:43 PM (RIvkX) 113
37 I don't comment often, but even less common lately -- I haven't been able to access comments on either Chrome or Edge because it's http and not https.
Is this just me? I'm on Opera now. Seems to be working. This is the most appreciation I've felt for Opera since I first saw Little Ben Shapiro's sister's sweater puppies. Posted by: Pastafarian ======== What OS combo are you using? If Windows, then Brave works, the former Opera makers after selling the Opera browser to a Chinese company, now make Vivaldi which might work as well. ios and Mac OS all use Safari code under whatever browser name due to Apple security requirements. Android and Brave work fine on a phone and brave has decent privacy and security options. What some people though are facing is that most browsers are no longer being updated for Windows versions prior to 10. And fewer still for 32 bit versions of old Windows programs. Supermium which is a derivative of Chrome is one of the few that works and I keep a version on really old Windows machines that occasionally require an internet hookup (and yes, I know about security issues doing so). Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 10:43 PM (E4rtv) 114
I bought Toby Keith's CD with that song and a George Strait CD at the PX in Izmir Turkey in 2003. Even then I was dismayed that there were still muslims left alive on the planet.
Posted by: Cosda at February 25, 2026 10:37 PM (ENPvq) It is kinda sad. I was in Sinop in 84-85. The Turks there were wonderful folks. Posted by: Diogenes at February 25, 2026 10:43 PM (2WIwB) 115
87 83 Branson ain't on the map.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor ----- Twitty City and Dollywood are also missing. Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 10:44 PM (j9zxt) 116
54 Space Patrol had Muroc Lake test pilots on their advertising, allowing that they needed to be in good condition to fly the XF-88A, (top speed is a millitary secret, gang) and by golly, Wheat Chex and Rice Chex for breakfast are a great way to do that. You can stay in good condition too, kids, by doing the same. Be sure Mom picks up the Jumbo family size. I guess the FCC cracked down on that. So we don’t get test pilots hawking their favorite breakfast cereals any longer. Fuckers. Posted by: Common Tater at February 25, 2026 10:13 PM --------- Well, the various Chex are good healthy food. Highly salted, healthy food. From Ralston-Purina. Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 25, 2026 10:45 PM (azNOR) 117
[Top photo: Texas State Capitol Dome, Austin, Texas]
Taller than the US White House. Posted by: Braenyard White House is basically a two story building. With an attic to keep your crazy voodoo mother in law in. Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 25, 2026 10:45 PM (/lPRQ) 118
Shhhiiii... it reached 80 today. Dang it.
Posted by: OrangeEnt Barely reached 70 today here in NE Okla. Almost froze to death. Thinking a lot about the folks buried under globul warmening up in the NE. Okay, thought a little about 'em. Posted by: mindful webworker - and we'll sing in the sunshine at February 25, 2026 10:45 PM (rlEvI) 119
Teresa, sending prayers and hugs.
Posted by: screaming in digital at February 25, 2026 10:46 PM (mNjzF) 120
Branson ain't on the map.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor ----- Twitty City and Dollywood are also missing. Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 10:44 PM (j9zxt) So's Puyallup. Posted by: Diogenes at February 25, 2026 10:46 PM (2WIwB) 121
Evening all,
My dad and a friend took a trip across the US in the 70's. He didn't hit all 48 States, but they had a great adventure. --------- Might need some prayers - PET Scan results are less than encouraging. See the oncologist tomorrow afternoon; will know more then... Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 25, 2026 10:03 PM (SRRAx) Prayers for you. I hope the oncologist has better news for you. Hugs. --------- My sister's friend and coworker has late stage cervical cancer and they are raising funds to help with bills. Please share the campaign if you can. https://tinyurl.com/44a7v6bp Posted by: Joyenz at February 25, 2026 10:46 PM (2F0/Y) 122
I can't comment on the totality of the optimal road trip but they did do the right thing in choosing 35W Fort Worth instead of 35E through Dallas.
I would have gone 281 but that's just me. Posted by: These fish sticks are hard as tits at February 25, 2026 10:47 PM (jRqxY) Posted by: mindful webworker - still on this side of the turf at February 25, 2026 10:47 PM (rlEvI) 124
Twitty City and Dollywood are also missing.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 10:44 PM (j9zxt) This. National Parks, and National Landmarks, and National Historic Sites are not all created equal. Utah, for example, also has the John Moses Browning museum. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 25, 2026 10:48 PM (8zz6B) 125
The situation remains in place.
Posted by: Don Black at February 25, 2026 10:48 PM (ZxPkt) 126
When I have had gout in my fingers due to blood pressure medicine I found that wiggling my fingers (hurts like hell!) warms up the joints and helps dissolve the uric acid crystals. Whether you can do that in your foot, I don’t know. Also, I can swear by allopurinol. It keeps my symptoms in check.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 25, 2026 10:49 PM (ZVgZ4) Posted by: These fish sticks are hard as tits at February 25, 2026 10:51 PM (jRqxY) 128
Secretary of Defense is a perfect seal for Connor! Way to go, Hegseth!
Posted by: Legally Sufficien Hegseth wasn't using it anymore - It is the Department of War now. Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 25, 2026 10:52 PM (/lPRQ) 129
The Texas Capitol is taller than the United States Capitol.
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 25, 2026 10:52 PM (ZVgZ4) 130
And pastafarian, some folks have had luck by rushing to hit the comment at the bottom first rather than clicking to read the rest of the post. Comments are on a second server than the main so you can see both comments and the rest of the post on that server without some of the ad malware problems that sometimes show up like Sonobi.
Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 10:53 PM (E4rtv) 131
Well, the various Chex are good healthy food. Highly salted, healthy food. From Ralston-Purina.
Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug ====== Purina Human Chow you might say. Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 10:54 PM (E4rtv) 132
In our 8 years of being fulltime rvers, we have been to most of those places. America is truly beautiful and I wish these people who hated it so much could get their head out of their ass and travel around and really talk to the people. Maybe it woukd change them, maybe not. My favorite place has been Monument Valley. It was the first place on my bucket list. Amazing that God created such a beautiful place.
Posted by: Megthered at February 25, 2026 10:55 PM (wwZQ5) 133
>>>>I bought Toby Keith's CD with that song and a George Strait CD at the PX in Izmir Turkey in 2003. Even then I was dismayed that there were still muslims left alive on the planet.
Posted by: Cosda at February 25, 2026 10:37 PM (ENPvq) It is kinda sad. I was in Sinop in 84-85. The Turks there were wonderful folks. Posted by: Diogenes" ********** Izmir wasn't bad. My ship would wait a week or so for US gov cargo which we transhiped through Suez to the PG. We'd carry wrecked equipment back out. Posted by: Cosda at February 25, 2026 10:55 PM (ENPvq) 134
We have the Dragon undocking from the ISS in the morning.
SpaceX Cargo Dragon CRS-33 Undocking International Space Station ISS - Space Affairs Live Date: February 26, 2026 Undocking: 12:05 p.m. EST (1705 UTC, 18:05 CET) https://youtu.be/lqY-AZWhWew Alternative stream if needed. The Launch Pad https://youtu.be/YOuaJpXOgSk Posted by: Joyenz at February 25, 2026 10:55 PM (2F0/Y) 135
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 10:44 PM (j9zxt)
The list mentions Branson, but does not show it on tbe map. Maybe I misread something. I was trying to figure out what National Park is in Branson. Maybe one of the cave systems? Or, again, maybe I misread the list! Trying to keep my mom from wandering outside, so I'm distracted! Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at February 25, 2026 10:56 PM (Ezs10) 136
Robert I have had recurring gout but I started taking potassium citrate. No flare ups for several years. I can drink in moderation too.
Posted by: Muchas buchas at February 25, 2026 10:56 PM (CDX35) 137
110 31 Evening.
I need to borrow an 'Ette. Would one of you so kindly bash my brains in with a hammer until all that's left is a bloody paste? I'm having yet another massive gout flare up and I need one if you to end it all for me. I ask for an 'Ette because I know women are capable of inflicting great violence with only love in their hearts. Posted by: Robert at February 25, 2026 10:08 PM (U17Kq) Two other suggestions : (1) Stay hydrated, drink lots of water, (2) Keep your feet warm at night, maybe an extra blanket on the foot of the bed. Uric acid tends to come out of solution and deposit in joints, causing gout, at lower temperatures. Keeping your feet warm can help prevent this. Posted by: a.moron at February 25, 2026 10:57 PM (X5Jzz) 138
February is the worst month for cabin fever for those living south of Lake Erie. They probably haven't seen the sun for more that two or three days since November and those days it was cold.
Everything is brown and dead and everyone is just sick of everything. Posted by: pawn at February 25, 2026 10:57 PM (+rKuc) 139
Teresa, my prayers continue! Have you tried the f4ben/horse paste as adjunct therapy? They boost your immune system smd activate T cells.
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at February 25, 2026 10:58 PM (Ezs10) 140
Might need some prayers - PET Scan results are less than encouraging. See the oncologist tomorrow afternoon; will know more then...
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth == You've got them. Here's for a good plan to treat what ails you. God Bless. Posted by: Black JEM at February 25, 2026 10:58 PM (UVyKP) 141
Good evening, ONT peeps! Thanks, Dino!
Posted by: Doof at February 25, 2026 10:58 PM (cn/q6) 142
Robert drives big rigs for a living. Not knowing much about gout I wonder if sitting for long periods of time aggravates gout. Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 10:59 PM (3ek7K) 143
I've done a couple of great road trips. In 2008, Laramie to southern California (for a library conference), with stops at Colorado National Monument, the Arches (didn't spend nearly enough time there), the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. Drove back on on I-15 through Vegas (didn't stop) and north to Salt Lake then to I-80.
Even better was my 2021 trip: Laramie - Clark Fork/Sandpoint ID - Kalispell/Flathead Lake MT - Glacier - Cody (for the firearms museum) - Laramie Someday, will do a road trip to AK with Cow Demon. And now I gotta get some sleep and dream about road trips... Posted by: screaming in digital at February 25, 2026 11:00 PM (mNjzF) 144
Kinda surprising how prevalent gout is among the horde.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 25, 2026 11:00 PM (RIvkX) 145
141 Good evening, ONT peeps! Thanks, Dino!
Posted by: Doof at February 25, 2026 10:58 PM *** Howdy Disco! Hope the road is treating you well. Posted by: TRex - DJ dino at February 25, 2026 11:01 PM (cCn4/) 146
Kinda surprising how prevalent gout is among the horde.
Posted by: San Franpsycho Red meat and dark spirits crowd. Everything dark and tasty causes gout. Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 25, 2026 11:02 PM (/lPRQ) 147
I did my share of road trips, but there's still so much left to see. I guess you would need a lifetime to see it all. I read the book Ghost Rider that was written by the late Rush drummer Neil Peart. He did a massive motorcycle tour of the US and some in S America after his wife and daughter died. I think he put something like 50,000 miles on the bike in like 18 months, and he took a break for a little bit. He was zigzagging all over the map. He mentioned a lot of cool things to see. Its not like he didn't have the money to do it, thats for sure.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 25, 2026 11:03 PM (snZF9) 148
re: Pittsburgh scanner Wendy's and Burger King calls. Manager of Paris TX Whataburger beat an unruly customer with a trash can. AFTER employees had beat him with the fry basket. We need to have a Waffle House-Whataburger Manager Cage Match
Posted by: Stacy0311 at February 25, 2026 11:04 PM (///6J) 149
22 Might need some prayers
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth You've got them. Posted by: mikeski at February 25, 2026 10:07 PM (VHUov) Prayers Teresa. Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 25, 2026 11:04 PM (WONhk) Posted by: These fish sticks are hard as tits at February 25, 2026 11:05 PM (jRqxY) 151
Howdy Disco! Hope the road is treating you well.
Posted by: TRex - DJ dino at February 25, 2026 11:01 PM (cCn4/) Kentucky always treats me well! Looking at that road trip map. Wondering how many Hordelings are within a few mins off the actual route. If anyone was adventurous enough to actually take that trip, there might be Hordelings willing to open up guest rooms. Just a thought. Posted by: Doof at February 25, 2026 11:05 PM (cn/q6) 152
Dearest Robert, do try the cherries. Up your Vitamin C. I'm so sorry you're hurting!
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor at February 25, 2026 11:05 PM (Ezs10) 153
Robert drives big rigs for a living.
Not knowing much about gout I wonder if sitting for long periods of time aggravates gout. Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 10:59 PM (3ek7K) So the Ben Franklin gout treatment of sitting in a hot bath while conducting business is right out? Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 25, 2026 11:06 PM (bhZyo) 154
Undocking: 12:05 p.m. EST (1705 UTC, 18:05 CET)
https://youtu.be/lqY-AZWhWew Alternative stream if needed. The Launch Pad https://youtu.be/YOuaJpXOgSk Posted by: Joyenz --- You fooled me. Thought they were getting ready to do it. Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 11:07 PM (j9zxt) 155
How about visiting all 50 state capitols? (I have 36.)
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 25, 2026 10:07 PM (hJH5n) I've been in all 50 states (and 3 territories) but I haven't been to all the capitols. I should have made my criteria a little more difficult, I guess. Posted by: GWB at February 25, 2026 11:07 PM (olkli) 156
@PamphletsY . 22h
— 13 More Cartel Operatives Arrested in Jalisco Today Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 11:08 PM (j9zxt) 157
While I'm thinking about it…
Tomorrow, MiladyJo is having surgery to fix a problem she's suffered from for a long time. Respiratory Epithelial Adenomatoid Hamartomak (REAH). Blocked up nose. Relatively rare. Took a while to find an ENT in whose diagnosis and surgical recommendation we have confidence. It's an outpatient procedure, and she should be mostly recovered in a week, maybe two. Should improve her life greatly. Good news is, we didn't get scheduled for barely-light a.m. like past surgeries, but for a leisurely 11:30 check-in. Actual surgery at 1pm, after the doc has had his relaxing lunch, preferably without the three martinis. Prayers welcomed for the surgeon, the patient, and her hapless emotional support husband. Posted by: mindful webworker - what me cook? at February 25, 2026 11:08 PM (rlEvI) 158
MW, the lady and you have the prayers, along with the medics!
Posted by: LRob in OK at February 25, 2026 11:10 PM (7D3Aa) 159
Prayers welcomed for the surgeon, the patient, and her hapless emotional support husband.
Posted by: mindful webworker - what me cook? at February 25, 2026 11:08 PM (rlEvI) ==== A prayer for her complete and speedy recovery. Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 25, 2026 11:10 PM (RIvkX) 160
F6F Hellcat FTW
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 25, 2026 11:11 PM (JkO4W) 161
Prayers welcomed for the surgeon, the patient, and her hapless emotional support husband.
Posted by: mindful webworker - what me cook? at February 25, 2026 11:08 PM (rlEvI) We shall all breathe more freely when Jo does, MW. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 25, 2026 11:11 PM (8zz6B) 162
@MagJorgeCastro . 10h
⚠️⚠️ They paint a sign for “Long live Mike Hammer”, on a building in Santiago de Cuba --- there ya go... Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 11:12 PM (j9zxt) 163
FUN FACT: Gout is the Official Disease of English Royalty
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 25, 2026 11:12 PM (JkO4W) 164
F6F Hellcat FTW
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at February 25, 2026 11:11 PM (JkO4W) That was a bad ass plane. A serious Zero hunter. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 25, 2026 11:13 PM (snZF9) 165
You fooled me. Thought they were getting ready to do it.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 11:07 PM (j9zxt) Haha, sorry! I did say it was in the morning :-P Posted by: Joyenz at February 25, 2026 11:13 PM (2F0/Y) Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 25, 2026 11:14 PM (XeU6L) 167
For those of us with discretionary cash to spend
https://tinyurl.com/4sk2rawd Posted by: purely an academic question at February 25, 2026 10:08 PM (F/35S) Do you work in marketing for the Powerball? Posted by: GWB at February 25, 2026 11:14 PM (olkli) Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 25, 2026 11:15 PM (vfth7) 169
Posted by: mindful webworker - what me cook? at February 25, 2026 11:08 PM (rlEvI)
Prayers for all! Posted by: Joyenz at February 25, 2026 11:15 PM (2F0/Y) 170
>>> Trying to keep my mom from wandering outside, so I'm distracted!
Posted by: Tammy al-Thor --- One of those Apple tags or something that warns you when she's approaching the door? Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 11:15 PM (j9zxt) 171
Respiratory Epithelial Adenomatoid Hamartomak
OK, I believe the diagnosis, but I don't believe the name of the disease. They just made that up on the spot to explain what was wrong. Prayers welcomed for the surgeon, the patient, and her hapless emotional support husband. Posted by: mindful webworker Of course! Posted by: mikeski at February 25, 2026 11:15 PM (VHUov) 172
You want some excitement in your life? Go to Pittsburgh fast food restaurants.
Posted by: nerdygirl at February 25, 2026 11:15 PM (0Htd1) 173
Prayers welcomed for the surgeon, the patient, and her hapless emotional support husband.
Posted by: mindful webworker - what me cook? at February 25, 2026 11:08 PM (rlEvI) Prayers for complete healing. All will be well...and you are not hapless. Posted by: ChristyBlinkyTheGreat at February 25, 2026 11:15 PM (WONhk) 174
The dino guy with stunted arms playing drums is pretty cool
I wonder if it's near a police station? Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 25, 2026 11:16 PM (vfth7) 175
What's with all the Pittsburg food fights?
Posted by: mindful webworker - don't throw the fries at February 25, 2026 10:39 PM (rlEvI) They're hoping to be discovered as the next John Belushi. https://youtu.be/DZN4r8p6KbU Posted by: Hour of the Wolf at February 25, 2026 11:19 PM (S/Y4j) 176
>>> Actual surgery at 1pm, after the doc has had his relaxing lunch, preferably without the three martinis.
Prayers welcomed for the surgeon, the patient, and her hapless emotional support husband. Posted by: mindful webworker - what me cook? --- Prayers up, But you know, a couple of martinis might steady those hands a bit. Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 11:19 PM (j9zxt) 177
Well, I am getting real snoozy. Going to get an early one, and I have an early start planned for the morning, too. Night, Horde.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 25, 2026 11:21 PM (8zz6B) 178
Praying Teresa, for you and yours. God grant health and healing to our sister, Teresa, that she may have many more years in your service here.
Posted by: moki at February 25, 2026 10:10 PM (wLjpr) Amen. Posted by: GWB at February 25, 2026 11:22 PM (olkli) 179
Gout runs in my family, sorry to hear this Robert.
I'm on Allopurinol, I've cut my soda consumption down to view little and gout has gone away. But some people are triggered by different food, red meat or booze, so not sure what yours is. I hope you get some good painkillers and a good hot bath in the short term. Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at February 25, 2026 11:22 PM (xcxpd) 180
I am doing a road trip in May. Going to follow US Hwy 2 from Spokane to St. Ignace in Michigan. I am excite. I haven't really see northern Montana and have never been to North Dakota at all. Flying in to Detroit and driving back home from there along 2.
I am excite. Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, Buy ammo at February 25, 2026 11:26 PM (xcxpd) 181
One of the under-reported parts of the visit to the White House by the Men's hockey team was that PDJT bought McDonalds double cheeseburgers for them to have lunch at the WH.
Posted by: TRex - grimace is not a dino He knows how to host. I don't eat at McD's, but the diner where I eat has double meat hamburgers and they are da bomb. Nice beef to bun ratio. Posted by: nerdygirl at February 25, 2026 11:29 PM (0Htd1) 182
Screw the Navy! Air Force all the way, baby!
The Thunderbirds will be performing in our area April 25-26 and we're ponying up for front-row seats on the flight line! Whoo! -- Tankascribe, unabashed AF brat Posted by: tankascribe at February 25, 2026 11:31 PM (NtoJk) 183
Doof, we are about 80 miles away from a section of that US tour and we have a guest room.
Posted by: Emmie at February 25, 2026 11:32 PM (FMtrg) 184
The F-4 Phantom: Proof that with enough thrust, even a brick can fly.
Posted by: Tommy Shanks at February 25, 2026 11:38 PM (KDpmu) 185
Prayers for you, Theresa!
Tammy al-Thor, does your Mom suffer from dementia? The MIL had the same problem, so DH reversed the doorknobs on the front door and locked it from the inside so she couldn't throw open the latch to open it and go walking aimlessly about the neighborhood. Which was probably illegal or against the fire code or something, but it solved the problem... temporarily. Posted by: tankascribe at February 25, 2026 11:38 PM (NtoJk) 186
Gouch is an excellent supplement for gout prevention. Amazon has it. I take 2 eveyday.
Posted by: Parametric at February 25, 2026 11:38 PM (TEyUo) 187
Imagine if you will if the US Navy Flight Demonstration Team had flown the F-14D Tomcat.
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 25, 2026 11:39 PM (2GVsD) 188
A friend of mine with gout swears by cherry juice. Any time cherries are in season, I pit a bunch, freeze them and give them to her. I love cherries but DH doesn't, and I can't eat a big bag of them before they'd go bad, so the uneaten ones find a good home. Although maybe this year I will actually try my hand at making a cherry pie...
Posted by: tankascribe at February 25, 2026 11:41 PM (NtoJk) 189
I know there are many reasons , but that WW1 map sure does make a case that it was the USA that kept France from speaking German.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 25, 2026 11:42 PM (4hjRS) 190
Prayers up for Teresa, as well as the other Horde Folks who need them. We need all of you.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 25, 2026 11:44 PM (CHHv1) 191
Black cherry juice does seem to work wonders now and then.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 25, 2026 11:44 PM (CHHv1) 192
189 I know there are many reasons , but that WW1 map sure does make a case that it was the USA that kept France from speaking German.
Posted by: Opinion fact ---- It wasn't difficult to see the color code of the Americans. Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 11:46 PM (j9zxt) 193
In other news, the second highest developed parasitic lifeform has been discovered. It's called a "cat."
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 25, 2026 11:47 PM (CHHv1) Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 11:49 PM (j9zxt) 195
It's called a "cat."
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 25, 2026 11:47 PM (CHHv1) Judges would have accepted Daughter. Posted by: r hennigantx at February 25, 2026 11:49 PM (gbOdA) 196
In other news, the second highest developed parasitic lifeform has been discovered. It's called a "cat."
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 25, 2026 11:47 PM (CHHv1) ==== We would craft your next comment with care. Posted by: Big Kitteh at February 25, 2026 11:50 PM (RIvkX) 197
Tammy al-Thor-- I'm so sorry your mom has dementia. It's so hard so sleep with one eye open! I hope you've got some help, even besides Thor-- those "little old people" can sure move quickly when no one is watching!
Hubby would always wait until he thought I was asleep, before pulling his stunts. Ugh. I even switched my schedule around, to be awake all night... so, he started sleeping all night and again be pulling his stunts while I slept. Do you have deadbolt locks? If so, consider switching to "double cylinder" style. Keep a key where you can get to it, in case of fire, but Mama can't wander. Posted by: JQ at February 25, 2026 11:51 PM (rdVOm) 198
Great Road Trip Map - have seen much of the USA but thinking of incorporating it into future travels of those parts I haven't seen. Also - visiting the 48 contiguous state capitals isn't a bad idea - I've seen a lot of them already.
Spotted around town today - parked, with a 'For Sale - 11,000 obo' sign - '57 Buick Special - looked to be unrestored original. Blue on white with blue interior. Some minor surface rust on the chrome but otherwise solid and intact. Sign said 'Drive Anywhere' Good Night Now Posted by: Anonymous Rogue in Kalifornistan (ARiK) at February 25, 2026 11:52 PM (QGaXH) 199
In other news, the second highest developed parasitic lifeform has been discovered. It's called a "cat."
Posted by: BeckoningChasm What's first? I know "Somalian" is third. Posted by: mikeski at February 25, 2026 11:54 PM (VHUov) 200
Speaking of cats, Purr Pops has teamed up with Krispy Kreme to make doughnut shaped lollipops.
Posted by: Joyenz at February 25, 2026 11:54 PM (2F0/Y) 201
144 Kinda surprising how prevalent gout is among the horde. Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 25, 2026 11:00 PM ------ By cracky. I've never had it. I haven't worked at avoiding it, but I've never had it. Like I'm living off my reserves, etc. Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 25, 2026 11:54 PM (xHKWa) 202
I had kidney stones, but 'seem' to have left the worst of them behind in my early 40s.
I am happy about that as they sucked balls. Glad I did not have the gout. Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 25, 2026 11:56 PM (bss/y) 203
he U.S. has sent F-22 Raptors to Ovda Air Base in Israel...
balance of article is speculation. Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 26, 2026 12:00 AM (j9zxt) 204
Goodnight all.
Posted by: Joyenz at February 26, 2026 12:02 AM (2F0/Y) 205
I am happy to provide the horde with a complete list of ailments, aches, and chronic illnesses. First up, otolaryngological complaints, both seasonal and non-seasonal.
Posted by: Big Kitteh at February 26, 2026 12:03 AM (RIvkX) Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 26, 2026 12:04 AM (j9zxt) 207
/paws off
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 26, 2026 12:04 AM (RIvkX) Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 26, 2026 12:04 AM (bss/y) 209
I have very low tolerance for pain. Mrs. F. has very low tolerance for me complaining about pain.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 26, 2026 12:05 AM (RIvkX) 210
Kidney stones...ugh! Have been to ER for one of them (the first one, 7 years ago) and got scanned (MRI?) before it passed. Thought at first it was a UTI, but then was *unable* to urinate even though it felt like bladder was gonna burst. Drank a quart of water, thinking to flush the infection, oh boy was THAT fun! Ended up puking in the ER waiting room trash can.
Doc said "There are more in there but they may or may not ever be a problem, no way of knowing ahead." Passed another 3 or 4 years ago. Actually, there were 2 about 12hrs apart, but only *caught* one for the dr. appt. Those were painful, but not like the first one. Analysis indicated "too much salt" in my diet. (There's such a thing?? LOL) Knock wood-- none since then. Don't want to ever experience it again! Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 12:06 AM (rdVOm) 211
209 I have very low tolerance for pain. Mrs. F. has very low tolerance for me complaining about pain.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 26, 2026 12:05 AM (RIvkX) Heh. Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 26, 2026 12:06 AM (bss/y) 212
@199 I would mention but I'm already marked for murder by certain species. (Number 2, mentioned above.)
If I were to name number 1 I'd be dead within instants and I'd kind of like to finish this stupid animation thing before that. Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 26, 2026 12:06 AM (CHHv1) Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 26, 2026 12:06 AM (j9zxt) 214
Just want to break the old people health fixation we seem to be on today.
Posted by: Aetius451AD ----------- [supresses inclination to report on my visit to gastroenterologist today] Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 26, 2026 12:07 AM (XeU6L) 215
Knock wood-- none since then. Don't want to ever experience it again!
Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 12:06 AM (rdVOm) Since the one that put me in the hospital (WONDERFUL drugs) about... 2010 or 11, I have thankfully not had one stop. I feel aches occasionally that seem like them, but they don't seem to go supercritical. Again, knock on wood. Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 26, 2026 12:08 AM (bss/y) 216
Great links, TRex. Us landlocked landlubbers don't get to see much of that tech regularly so that was a nice distraction.
Good stuff. Are they hiring? Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 26, 2026 12:09 AM (gVUi7) 217
[supresses inclination to report on my visit to gastroenterologist today]
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 26, 2026 12:07 AM (XeU6L) I wanted to say today 'You know how a colonoscopy is like your sex life?' 'It's nowhere NEAR as fascinating to other people as it is to you.' Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 26, 2026 12:09 AM (bss/y) 218
supresses inclination to report on my visit to gastroenterologist today]
Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 26, 2026 12:07 AM (XeU6L) Suppresses urge to shout out Prometheus. Posted by: Diogenes at February 26, 2026 12:12 AM (2WIwB) 219
If I'm gonna have any more medical issues, I sure hope they can wait until I'm on Medicare.
My current Zero-care plan costs a fortune, has a sky-high deductible, and is then 70/30. Of course I don't qualify for subsidy. Fkn demoncrats... Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 12:13 AM (rdVOm) 220
Suppresses urge to talk about "Tetsuo-The Iron Man" so we're good here.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 26, 2026 12:13 AM (CHHv1) Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 26, 2026 12:14 AM (j9zxt) 222
Alrighty then...
I don't have time for a huge garden this year, but WILL grow tomatoes and hot peppers. And lots of petunias. Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 12:14 AM (rdVOm) 223
Mrs. F.'s uncle is a dermatologist. In 35 years there hasn't been a family gathering without "what does this look like to you?"
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 26, 2026 12:15 AM (RIvkX) 224
Mrs. F.'s uncle is a dermatologist. In 35 years there hasn't been a family gathering without "what does this look like to you?"
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 26, 2026 12:15 AM (RIvkX) Damned lucky he wasn't a proctologist! Posted by: Diogenes at February 26, 2026 12:15 AM (2WIwB) 225
Thanks for the ONT TRex.
Prayers up for Teresa, you have many here who are praying and rooting for you. I could use a couple also, biopsy coming up in a few days. Dentist says he found a couple of suspect spots. After having had prostate cancer anything like this really alarms me. Someone here the other night agreed as he had been in the same situation, wish I could remember who. Posted by: Farmer, with his own historic take at February 26, 2026 12:17 AM (55Qr6) 226
Fkn demoncrats...
Posted by: JQ --- Consortium of greedy politicians, insurance cos, and big pharma. Only Trump can beat them. Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 26, 2026 12:18 AM (j9zxt) 227
>> I am doing a road trip in May. Going to follow US Hwy 2 from Spokane to St. Ignace in Michigan. I am excite. I haven't really see northern Montana and have never been to North Dakota at all. Flying in to Detroit and driving back home from there along 2.
That's a great drive. Beware the Deer. Holy shit, they get thick along that route. Sunup...Sundown...and any random part of the night. Posted by: garrett at February 26, 2026 12:21 AM (1Udfd) 228
>>Consortium of greedy politicians, insurance cos, and big pharma.
-------- I lay the blame squarely upon the demoncrats. THEY are the ones who shoved the 0care shit sandwich down our throats. My ignorant BIL said to me, after I told him how shitty my plan was & how I despised 0bastard for it: "It's not his fault!" "Bullshit! He SIGNED it into law!" (This may have something to do with why I don't feel an obligation to bail him out of whatever problem he's gotten into.) Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 12:25 AM (rdVOm) 229
It is not just that he signed it into law, but that they INTENDED it to be shit and to cause the whole system to collapse.
To force the socialized medicine they really wanted. Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 26, 2026 12:27 AM (bss/y) 230
>>"Bullshit! He SIGNED it into law!"
The law was bad enough. The negotiated raping of the Self-Insured in the ramp-up to implementation was downright criminal. Posted by: garrett at February 26, 2026 12:28 AM (1Udfd) 231
@Robert, my hubs also has gout flare-ups, and takes an effective supplement we get on Amazon, called Uric Go. Highly recommended. I also give him Quercetin w/bromelain and NAC every couple of days. Bromelain is an effective anti-inflammatory, but getting it from pineapple can be a huge sugar overload.
Watch your sugar intake and test for trigger foods. Fatty meats are not always a problem, nor alcohol. As noted above, they can be all over the map. HFCS is specifically to be avoided. Posted by: Effie Perrine at February 26, 2026 12:28 AM (1auMZ) 232
U.S. military to deploy an additional 6 F-22 fighter jets to Israel, raising the total number to 18. The Israeli Air Force Commander also met with the pilots of the U.S. F-22 fighter jets already present in Israel
_X rumor Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 26, 2026 12:29 AM (j9zxt) 233
Hola, Hall.
Posted by: Bulg at February 26, 2026 12:31 AM (77rzZ) Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 12:32 AM (rdVOm) 235
I worked with an ornery, old cuss who was the crew chief for the F4 back in the Vietnam war days. He loved that jet. That thing was a flying brick, but McDonnell Douglas gave it enough horsepower to make it formidable. A beast.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 26, 2026 12:33 AM (gVUi7) 236
"Welcome to the Wednesday night ONT (...) Pants are optional. " Ha! You should know better to wear pants when there are cats around. Those furry dangly things are irresistible cat toys, just batted around if you are lucky, but also great to sink claws into. Your screaming is part of the fun... ;-) Posted by: Pavlov's cat at February 26, 2026 12:36 AM (+s52M) 237
I don't have time for a huge garden this year, but WILL grow tomatoes and hot peppers. And lots of petunias. Posted by: JQ =============== I would love to get some -- as I call them -- real tomatoes. REAL tomatoes, not the ones I get in stores. I'm lucky here in California to get real citrus, which grows in stupid amounts. I have enough frozen Meyer lemon juice for a decade of cocktails. Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 26, 2026 12:38 AM (5pERN) 238
I don’t think they actually were ever in Kansas.
Posted by: banana Dream at February 26, 2026 12:38 AM (cO9Uq) 239
Hi, Blondie!
You *can* get real tomatoes if you grow your own, or know somebody who does. Do you have a "brown thumb?" Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 12:40 AM (rdVOm) 240
I've had gout 2-3 times last year. It sucks. Ice, aspirin or ibuprofen, more ice. Just rode it out. Cut back beer intake, try to cut back sugar (that's hard), and try to lose weight (slow going). So far, no gout flare up's this year.
Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 26, 2026 12:40 AM (sAmhv) 241
JQ, I’m doing great! Thanks for asking.
After the misery of the prep for my 2d colonoscopy (have I mentioned that yet?/), I felt the best yesterday that I’d felt in a long time. Almost like I was in my twenties again. Here’s to good thoughts for the future. Posted by: Bulg at February 26, 2026 12:41 AM (77rzZ) Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 12:42 AM (rdVOm) 243
Tits!
Just want to break the old people health fixation we seem to be on today. Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 26, 2026 12:04 AM (bss/y) No shit man. I stumbled into the geriatrics cafe. lol Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 26, 2026 12:45 AM (snZF9) 244
Cheers, JQ! *clinks glass*
Posted by: Bulg at February 26, 2026 12:45 AM (77rzZ) 245
Missing FBI Epstein files of interview of 13 year old girl forced to have oral sex and bit it so its deformed. DOJ says interviews can't be released because of on going investigation into someone. Ghislane Maxwell's attorneys got copies of interviews under discovery and still had them when she was interviewed by Todd Blanche. She was then mover to club fed.
Posted by: exodus 21:22-25 at February 26, 2026 12:46 AM (wiCe2) 246
No shit man. I stumbled into the geriatrics cafe. lol
Posted by: Berserker ------ Just in time for the organ recital. Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 26, 2026 12:50 AM (XeU6L) 247
Blondie, if you try tomatoes in the ground: mix in a lot of compost (or even used potting soil) to fluff the soil. Water regularly and deeply-- slow drip over longer time-- to soak down to deep roots.
If growing in pots, use fresh potting soil and water thoroughly ~every other day, whenever soil is dry at an inch deep. Tomatoes don't like their roots to get hot! Use a large container-- minimum 20 inch diameter x 2 ft deep, and shade the container with other potted stuff, or place it inside another, with a couple inches gap for heat to escape. Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 12:51 AM (rdVOm) 248
Is that Thalidomide Rex on the drums?
Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 25, 2026 10:13 PM (A3+q6) - Mention of Thalidomide may have younger Horde members stumped. Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 12:52 AM (plFPI) Posted by: clarence at February 26, 2026 12:53 AM (iIAkP) Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 26, 2026 12:54 AM (XeU6L) 251
Hey Horde, late to the party as always. Great content TRex, I got lost in it. First and foremost, my prayers for you and your family, Teresa. Horde prayer is powerful prayer.
I got gout frequently, and kidney stones, it was treated with Indomethacin, now I have been told that the bone strengthener that I have been on for close to 30 years causes both of these things to occur. Now I am on a different bone strengthener and they told me if I have another gout attack to call them for some Prednisone. I am still kinda happy after the SOTU last night. I appreciate DJT every day, the European and Latin American conservatives are being taught by a master, the whole world really, they are all infested with the the same parasitic governments. Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 26, 2026 12:55 AM (0nHVk) 252
Huh. Just looked it up. For some reason I thought Thalidomide was used to treat some other malady and then was found to cause birth defects. Not Morning sickness.
Posted by: Aetius451AD at February 26, 2026 12:56 AM (bss/y) 253
Good night to the best folks on the planet. With luck we get to keep it.
Posted by: BeckoningChasm at February 26, 2026 12:58 AM (CHHv1) 254
'Night, BC! Give a rubby to Robert the Cat..
Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 12:59 AM (rdVOm) 255
Hey, TRex. Sorry that I didn’t acknowledge our host before commenting:
Posted by: Bulg at February 26, 2026 12:59 AM (77rzZ) 256
Thalidomide is still in use for treatment of some cancers and skin conditions.
Posted by: clarence at February 26, 2026 01:00 AM (iIAkP) 257
Blondie, if you try tomatoes in the ground: mix in a lot of compost (or even used potting soil) to fluff the soil. Water regularly and deeply-- slow drip over longer time-- to soak down to deep roots. If growing in pots, use fresh potting soil and water thoroughly ~every other day, whenever soil is dry at an inch deep. Tomatoes don't like their roots to get hot! Use a large container-- minimum 20 inch diameter x 2 ft deep, and shade the container with other potted stuff, or place it inside another, with a couple inches gap for heat to escape. Posted by: JQ =============== Thank you thank you!! I just know you'd come out to my garden and cast your eye over the whole chaotic mess and tidy it all up. Make my pumpkins grow and such. Yes, "real" produce is home-grown. I was amazed the first time someone came to a picnic with a huge basket of real cherries. I had a chergy all afternoon. Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 26, 2026 01:00 AM (5pERN) 258
Speaking of capitals, I was forced to visit Trenton, NJ recently for job purposes. What a dump.
Posted by: Midnight Rambler at February 26, 2026 01:01 AM (xverI) 259
251 Hey, DDS. Be well.
Posted by: Bulg at February 26, 2026 01:02 AM (77rzZ) 260
Ah, yes... Blondie's pumpkin patch!
You know, you could put a tomato plant or two out there where the pumpkin vines would cover the soil around their roots. Just be sure to step carefully when harvesting. Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 01:03 AM (rdVOm) 261
PDJT bought McDonalds double cheeseburgers for them
Sounds great, but, did he buy them fries as well? (Asking the important questions.) Clocking out for the night. 🕛 Tomorrow will be busy. I've been thinking of re-writing all songs that have "groovy" in them. What else rhymes with "movie"? https://youtu.be/Qpo9KZYJ4sA G'nite, y'all. Posted by: mindful webworker - do they still have those molten cherry pies? at February 26, 2026 01:05 AM (rlEvI) Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 01:05 AM (rdVOm) 263
>>PDJT bought McDonalds double cheeseburgers for them
- - - - - >>Sounds great, but, did he buy them fries as well? (Asking the important questions.) ------------- Are you kidding? He might've cooked those fries himself! He's got experience at that, after all... Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 01:07 AM (rdVOm) 264
G’nite, Mindful WW. Sleep well.
Posted by: Bulg at February 26, 2026 01:08 AM (77rzZ) 265
Sorry I’m late, but good night, Beckoning Chasm. Sleep well.
Posted by: Bulg at February 26, 2026 01:13 AM (77rzZ) 266
Have you gotten 'dug out' from the snow, Debby?
Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 01:16 AM (rdVOm) 267
Hmm, time to crack open the new bottle of woodford. I finished the old bottle last night after the SOTU. I got lit. lol
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 26, 2026 01:16 AM (snZF9) 268
Damn, now that I’m awake, where the heck is everybody?
Posted by: Bulg at February 26, 2026 01:17 AM (77rzZ) 269
Haha, saw that you were having a Bourbon Night last night, Bers...
Hope this morning wasn't too rough. I couldn't stay awake much after the speech. Loved what you said about PDJT "breaking it off" in the dem's backside! Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 01:19 AM (rdVOm) 270
*Triscuits with cream cheese & olives for Bulg*
Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 01:20 AM (rdVOm) 271
Hmm. Pickled asparagus. Garlic triscuits. Jalapeno/Jack cheese...
Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 01:21 AM (rdVOm) 272
you could put a tomato plant or two out there where the pumpkin vines would cover the soil around their roots. Just be sure to step carefully when harvesting. Posted by: JQ =============== Once again, I stand amazed at the casual intuitiveness people have about matters that might as well be quantum micro-pseudo-hyper physics for all I know. Posted by: Blonde Morticia at February 26, 2026 01:23 AM (5pERN) 273
Haha, saw that you were having a Bourbon Night last night, Bers...
Hope this morning wasn't too rough. I couldn't stay awake much after the speech. Loved what you said about PDJT "breaking it off" in the dem's backside! Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 01:19 AM (rdVOm) Well I was never a big drinker, so I limit myself to one decently large shot glass at night if I do one at all, and I just sip it. Last night was special. I had 2, then looked in the bottle, looked like maybe 2 were left, and started drinking from the bottle, so I'm not sure how much was actually left, lol. I don't get hangovers. I actually slept good and woke up fine. I don't drink much, but I *can* drink. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 26, 2026 01:25 AM (snZF9) 274
Blondie, it's all a matter of practice and FUN! Gardening is all about trial and error. Good years and bad years. Try, try again & all that.
There IS no right/wrong in gardening-- it's "whatever works" in your yard. Any given neighborhood has a dozen or more *micro-climates* ya know? Something that grows gangbusters in your front yard, may fail miserably in the back yard. Sun/shade, wet/dry soil are the biggies. Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 01:29 AM (rdVOm) 275
An easy way to keep Pepper and Tomato plants from getting too cold is to place a 1/3 buried, black 5 Gal bucket of water in the bed. (W/Tops)
Fill it with water, and it will grab heat all day and radiate it back all night. Also handy for making Compost Teas or Leaf Treatment Teas in place. Posted by: garrett at February 26, 2026 01:30 AM (1Udfd) 276
Hmm. Pickled asparagus. Garlic triscuits. Jalapeno/Jack cheese...
Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 01:21 AM (rdVOm) Good god woman..lol Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 26, 2026 01:30 AM (snZF9) 277
F4 Phantom (feel good) story from 1986 I had only recently "Leared" about. A heart from a deceased infant was available for a 5 month old in need but it required a high speed flight from Fargo to Los Angeles. The civilian jet tasked with taking it to LA, apparently was unable to start its engines due to the bitter cold front that had moved in to ND. Enter the ND Air National Guard Cold War Phantoms. They were designed for the extreme temps and one was greenlighted by the Governor for the flight. I looked into the background of the story and the recipient received the heart in time and is living a normal healthy life nearly 40 years later.
https://youtube.com/shorts/z_ewKQl3yMA? Posted by: Rex B at February 26, 2026 01:31 AM (GI9/m) Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 01:32 AM (rdVOm) 279
Something that grows gangbusters in your front yard, may fail miserably in the back yard. Sun/shade, wet/dry soil are the biggies.
Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 01:29 AM (rdVOm) This. My front lawn looks good. Back lawn looks like a radiation victim . Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 26, 2026 01:32 AM (snZF9) 280
We had some decent melting of snow today. I think we had about 20-21 inches. It looks like maybe a foot left. I got a text from the terminex dude today, who comes 4 times a year. I highly recommend it. Nothing lives here, I don't even see a house spider. But tomorrow? Really? What the hell are you going to spray? You can't even get to the frigging house.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 26, 2026 01:38 AM (snZF9) 281
Was surprised to see a dusting of snow yesterday morning. Weather-guessers had said nothing about the possibility, but it rained most of the day & then got cold enough overnight... It was pretty for a few hours and then remained damp/chilly all day.
Today started out overcast & then broke for sun. Should be mostly clear for a few more days, which is nice. Helps the attitude. Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 01:42 AM (rdVOm) 282
Freaking house spiders, ugh! I've seen a few this winter, like always.
Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 01:49 AM (rdVOm) 283
We had an inch of snow overnight. It pretty much vanished by morning. Seems like winter just refuses to retire.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 26, 2026 01:52 AM (snZF9) 284
I hate all of this fucking snow, I am too old for this, we got a wee bit more today just enough to cover the ice which is just lying in wait for a misstep.
Thanks JQ for the Chivas, I hope that you are feeling better than last night. Bers, I am seeking maximum insect prevention, I pay a local guy a couple hundred a year to keep the place bug free. He is a good guy and grateful for the business. I really prefer to deal in cash at local venues for food, gas, and booze. My favorite local sub shop gives me a discount for paying in cash. They have got a great grilled steak tip sub. It is the last place I stop before a major snowstorm is forecast. Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 26, 2026 01:55 AM (0nHVk) 285
We never really got much winter here-- not that I'm complaining, except for the lack of mountain snowpack-- but I'm afraid to prune the Dogwood trees now.
Not sure they're dormant like usual at this time of year. Oh well, it can wait another year I guess. Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 01:55 AM (rdVOm) 286
The F-4 Phantom: Proof that with enough thrust, even a brick can fly.
Posted by: Tommy Shanks ----- The F-104 Starfighter was proof of that concept. The first plane that could literally stand on its tail and accelerate. They were also a maintenance nightmare, with a terrible crash record. The US Air Force got rid of them quickly because of all the problems. The Germans kept theirs; evidently Teutonic anal retentiveness was required to keep them in the air. I had a fighter pilot in some of my classes in the mid 60s who the AF was paying for his BSEE. In a BS session he said, in answer to a question, that he wanted the F-106 in shitty weather or at night, but if it was clear, he'd take the 104. Posted by: buddhaha at February 26, 2026 01:58 AM (qNwbf) 287
Thanks, Debby. I'm feeling pretty good tonight. Think last night was just one of those *one-off* things, thankfully!
I hesitate to scatter insecticides here, due to the neighborhood pets. I can smash a few spiders and Cat (and his pals) can catch the mice... he enjoys the chase, anyway. Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 02:00 AM (rdVOm) 288
Bers, I am seeking maximum insect prevention, I pay a local guy a couple hundred a year to keep the place bug free. He is a good guy and grateful for the business. I really prefer to deal in cash at local venues for food, gas, and booze. My favorite local sub shop gives me a discount for paying in cash. They have got a great grilled steak tip sub. It is the last place I stop before a major snowstorm is forecast.
Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 26, 2026 01:55 AM (0nHVk) I have no clue what we pay. Mrs B is a fanatic with that. Regular bug stuff, then the mosquito thing, then the tick thing. The yard is probably dead as hiroshima in 1945. It seems to work. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 26, 2026 02:18 AM (snZF9) 289
1 of 2------
Feels like I'm the asshoe... a couple more calls came in while I was out of the house today. (Landline, which is not 'unlisted') From AZ area code, same number each time. Probably BIL, who tends to call multiple times in a row-- check! according to caller ID-- and now I really don't want to answer. Why? Because every time he *shows up* it's because money is needed for this or that. Hubby paid for his mom's and then his dad's cremation, after BIL had stayed with each of them until 'the end' and then called because he needed "help." Then he showed up last Spring, with a broken POS trailer and needed "help"-- which I provided. But he wanted to see hubby & try to talk him into 'telling me' to let him stay here. Thank goodness hubby had enough wits left to leave it up to me: NO! Now, these phone calls. No, the only thing it could be is pleas for more money.... Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 02:21 AM (rdVOm) 290
Thank you for all of the prayers, everybody! Will let you all know what the doctor says tomorrow.
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 26, 2026 02:22 AM (SRRAx) 291
2 of 2---
So, I know that BIL has: ditched his POS 5th wheel trailer in S. Idaho in mid-December. Ditched his truck and phone somewhere in Cali in mid-January. Was picked up hitchhiking and taken to hospital in Cali late-January. Released from hospital in Cali. Truck (according to State Police) has been impounded. Trailer no doubt has also been impounded by now. Then... nothing until last Saturday. 2 calls from AZ (BIL's home area) on Saturday. 2 calls today, also from AZ but different # than Saturday. I. Don't. Want. To. Be. His. nurse, cook, maid, landlord, cna, *anything* Hardly even know the guy! Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 02:27 AM (rdVOm) 292
Hang in there, TiFW-- hope the results are better than you suspect!
*deep breaths* You've come so far! We're all praying and pulling for ya! Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 02:32 AM (rdVOm) Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 26, 2026 02:35 AM (gVUi7) 294
>Your burden is now our burden.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone --------- Uh.. Sorry? Thanks... This whole thing is so crazy. Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 02:36 AM (rdVOm) 295
Then he showed up last Spring, with a broken POS trailer and needed "help"-- which I provided. But he wanted to see hubby & try to talk him into 'telling me' to let him stay here. Thank goodness hubby had enough wits left to leave it up to me: NO!
Now, these phone calls. No, the only thing it could be is pleas for more money.... Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 02:21 AM (rdVOm) Whats with this dude and this pos 5th wheel trailer? Is it like a moble home/rv thing? Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 26, 2026 02:36 AM (snZF9) 296
Yes, Bers. Like-- a 26?ft trailer. With slide-outs. It's made for living in. He & (late) wife lived in it, and did the "snow bird" thing for several years. Both deaf, both on SSI or whatever until she died in 2024.
BIL isn't playing with a full deck, imo. I cannot, will not, become responsible for him. I suspect that he's been re-hospitalized ("Phoenix Patient" said called ID on Saturday, and some other name on both of today's calls) and they're looking for a place for him to stay or somebody to take over his care. No. Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 02:41 AM (rdVOm) 297
Yes, Bers. Like-- a 26?ft trailer. With slide-outs. It's made for living in. He & (late) wife lived in it, and did the "snow bird" thing for several years. Both deaf, both on SSI or whatever until she died in 2024.
BIL isn't playing with a full deck, imo. I cannot, will not, become responsible for him. I suspect that he's been re-hospitalized ("Phoenix Patient" said called ID on Saturday, and some other name on both of today's calls) and they're looking for a place for him to stay or somebody to take over his care. No. Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 02:41 AM (rdVOm) What a mess. How is he your BIL? Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 26, 2026 02:43 AM (snZF9) 298
What a mess. How is he your BIL?
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 26, 2026 02:43 AM (snZF9) - By marriage. Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 02:44 AM (plFPI) 299
What a mess. How is he your BIL?
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 26, 2026 02:43 AM (snZF9) - By marriage. Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 02:44 AM (plFPI) Ya think? lol. I'm wondering if he married into JQ's family or JQ's husbands family Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 26, 2026 02:47 AM (snZF9) Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 02:50 AM (rdVOm) 301
>>>Uh.. Sorry? Thanks...
This whole thing is so crazy. Posted by: JQ >Tell him to 'fuck off.' He's a mooch. Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 26, 2026 02:51 AM (gVUi7) 302
Hubby has always bailed him out before, it seems. Their older sister was a junkie, and died 20 years ago. I guess she had some kids, but I don't even know their names or where they might live. (don't wanna know)
And that's it. All other relatives, to my knowledge, are deceased. Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 02:52 AM (rdVOm) 303
He's a mooch.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 26, 2026 02:51 AM (gVUi7) - He's a social case. JQ, it's very sad but you need to watch over yourself and totally disconnect, as hard as that may be. Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 02:53 AM (plFPI) 304
Yes, he's a mooch. I won't be answering the phone. Landline will be disconnected soon anyway.
He lost my cell # when he ditched his own cell phone. Whatever. Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 02:55 AM (rdVOm) 305
Needs to hang:
Grok @grok 3h Gerald Eddie Brown Jr., 65, ex-USAF combat pilot & F-35 instructor (24 yrs, call sign “Runner” DOJ charges: Conspiring to provide unauthorized defense services (combat aircraft training) to China’s PLAAF pilots, violating Arms Export Control Act. No State Dept license. Details: Arrived China Dec 2023 after contract via Stephen Su Bin (ex-con for hacking US defense data). Stayed till Feb 2026. His message: “Now…. I have the chance to fly and instruct fighter pilots again!” Initial court appearance today. Public evidence shows knowing violation—no exoneration apparent. Full complaint outlines it. Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey, at February 26, 2026 02:56 AM (plFPI) 306
Hubby has always bailed him out before, it seems. Their older sister was a junkie, and died 20 years ago. I guess she had some kids, but I don't even know their names or where they might live. (don't wanna know)
And that's it. All other relatives, to my knowledge, are deceased. Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 02:52 AM (rdVOm) Sounds like a real shit storm. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 26, 2026 02:57 AM (snZF9) 307
Bedtime for Bonzo here, I am ever so tired my Horde. Sweet dreams to all of you.
JQ, hold the line, I have red lines myself with family, I love them but it is a matter of self-preservation, and at the end, I guess that I am looking out for me. Selfish, I know. Posted by: Debby Doberman Schultz at February 26, 2026 02:57 AM (0nHVk) 308
He's a social case. JQ, it's very sad but you need to watch over yourself and totally disconnect, as hard as that may be.
Posted by: Biden's Dog --------- Yes. Exactly. A social case. He voted for Zero-- let the State take care of him! But also: I just don't even *know* the guy. He's having medical issues I guess... and I have enough going on *right here* already. My plate is FULL. Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 02:58 AM (rdVOm) 309
Yes. Exactly. A social case. He voted for Zero-- let the State take care of him!
But also: I just don't even *know* the guy. He's having medical issues I guess... and I have enough going on *right here* already. My plate is FULL. Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 02:58 AM (rdVOm) Yeah that makes it rough. If it was close family it would be one thing, but this is like some way distant relative you know jack shit about. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 26, 2026 03:01 AM (snZF9) 310
Good night, Debby!
Don't ever apologize for taking care of yourself. It's not "being selfish" it's SURVIVAL! Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 03:02 AM (rdVOm) 311
I pray for, but do not understand, people with family member problem people.
If there is a Black Sheep in my extended fambly, it is probably me. Everybody I am told I am related to are Good People Posted by: Miklos of the Dozen Cousins at February 26, 2026 03:06 AM (8i9Vv) 312
Would be one thing, if BIL ever showed up to help when hubby first got sick... but noooooooo. Not a peep.
I did what I could for him, last Spring. Fixed some stuff, gave him food & clothes & supplies & money... That's all I could do. He wanted to park (for free!) in the yard, inviting himself to do so. NOPE! The hospital(?) is probably trying to discharge him(?) somewhere, anywhere, and he likely hasn't even an apartment to go to. Nope! Not coming here! Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 03:07 AM (rdVOm) 313
Initial court appearance today. Public evidence shows knowing violation—no exoneration apparent. Full complaint outlines it.
Posted by: Biden's Dog sniffs a whole lotta malarkey There are days when I wish I had pursued the Law thing enough to be a Judge. Posted by: no good lawyer wants to go before his Honor Miklos who would order the convict to tie his own knot at February 26, 2026 03:11 AM (8i9Vv) Posted by: Judge Miklos relieves himself of those hot sweaty robes at February 26, 2026 03:13 AM (8i9Vv) 315
You can drive to Alaska. My brother had been to all but four states. Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Alaska. He and his family were going to the Northwest, he was telling me he would like to go to Alaska but they would have to fly or go on a cruise ship and that would cost too much. I showed him in an atlas how he could drive there if he just wanted to say he had been there. That would be all 50 states he had been to. They took that route through Canada to the border with Alaska to a town called Hyder, Alaska. Brought me back pictures of the little town. They came back happy with the good time they had.
Posted by: Case at February 26, 2026 03:16 AM (Z3Kkg) 316
What does a Scots judge wear under his robes?
Posted by: Miklos thinks it is like those Russian dolls at February 26, 2026 03:16 AM (8i9Vv) 317
COURT ADJOURNED
Jello shots in Chambers Posted by: Judge Miklos -------- Wooot!! Thanks, yer honner! Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 03:18 AM (rdVOm) 318
I showed him in an atlas how he could drive there if he just wanted to say he had been there.
Posted by: Case I went to Ljubljana once just to say I had been there. The locals taught me how to pronounce it too So BONUS Posted by: Miklos' bucket list is pretty weak these days at February 26, 2026 03:19 AM (8i9Vv) 319
Thanks, yer honner!
Posted by: JQ Set yo sef right down Jury done gone home https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGqTZUcemrU Posted by: Miklos' bucket list is pretty weak these days at February 26, 2026 03:22 AM (8i9Vv) 320
I need a new bucket
Lawd I need new Bucket Don't get a new bucket What I'm gonna do *steel guitar* Posted by: Blind Miklos Muddy Lemon Jefferson at February 26, 2026 03:28 AM (8i9Vv) Posted by: Geoffrey Miklos-Chaucer at February 26, 2026 03:32 AM (8i9Vv) 322
I pray for, but do not understand, people with family member problem people.
If there is a Black Sheep in my extended fambly, it is probably me. Everybody I am told I am related to are Good People Posted by: Miklos of the Dozen Cousins at February 26, 2026 03:06 AM (8i9Vv) Not sure I'm a black sheep, but I'm definitely the most unconventional. I'm pretty sure most of my cousins have done better than me money wise, most have pensions, some are very comfortable. The one thing I can say though, none of them are worth a shit when it comes to mechanical things, or doing anything construction, or home improvement wise. I do have one filthy rich cousin who is worth some millions, and he told me that if he goes to start a lawn mower and it don't start and has gas in it it goes out to the curb. He would be baffled. Then again with his money does it even matter. Both me and my brother are the only ones that could build an entire house start to finish including the electrical and plumbing, and none of them know what end of a hammer to hold. I'm the unconventional one though, the crazy metal guitar player. I did have more fun than any of them though, thats for damn sure. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 26, 2026 03:33 AM (snZF9) Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 03:33 AM (rdVOm) Posted by: Miklos undrestans the legal concept of Adverse Possession at February 26, 2026 03:34 AM (8i9Vv) Posted by: Miklos declines running this place until the Ozzie buzzes in at February 26, 2026 03:37 AM (8i9Vv) 326
Bers, I was the blacksheep-- the one what dropped out of skool.
Older bro & I both got factory jobs-- he, a machinist, so... almost as good as college & got a *pass* for that, despite not going to college. Me? Fk me, just a lowly assembler. Had good pay and bennies! But... still no HS diploma. (GED not good enough for da fambly, but got me da job!) Younger bro & sis: HS diplomas, but no decent jobs. That's OK! They gots they diplomas! Pffft...... And yet, I was *the one* what got (stuck with!) the Powers of Attorney and Executor of Estate. Yeah, thanks. Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 03:40 AM (rdVOm) 327
I don't know much about framing although I build a few structures, but I do know plumbing and electrical. I could build a house, but I admit it would be a hack job with the drywall and cabinetry and roofiing. Flooring is simple enough. Windows and doors, lots of shimming.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 26, 2026 03:48 AM (gVUi7) Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 03:48 AM (rdVOm) 329
I'm the unconventional one though, the crazy metal guitar player. I did have more fun than any of them though, thats for damn sure.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division I learned Hungarian Not sure where that stands on the metal guitar comparable skill level Posted by: Miklos also has an accordion and is not afraid to use it, mes chers amis at February 26, 2026 03:48 AM (8i9Vv) 330
*Kamikazes for us!*
*does simulation of wrapping cloth around head* BANZAI!!!! BANZAI!!! *consumes according to Protocol* Posted by: Miklosmet a former kamikaze pilot (no joke) at February 26, 2026 03:51 AM (8i9Vv) 331
*BANZAI!*
Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 03:52 AM (rdVOm) Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 03:54 AM (rdVOm) 333
The best thing would be to hire my nephew to build the house for me.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 26, 2026 03:56 AM (gVUi7) 334
Please pray for BIL-- I cannot help him.
Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 03:56 AM (rdVOm) Posted by: Miklos lookin at you funny eyed at February 26, 2026 03:57 AM (8i9Vv) 336
The best thing would be to hire my nephew to build the house for me.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone Me first Posted by: Miklos needs a mere cabin on a lousy quarter acre at February 26, 2026 03:59 AM (8i9Vv) Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 03:59 AM (rdVOm) Posted by: Miklos at February 26, 2026 04:00 AM (8i9Vv) 339
Thank you, Miklos.
Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 04:03 AM (rdVOm) Posted by: Miklos was never short, OK but I got bigger at February 26, 2026 04:03 AM (8i9Vv) 341
--Whatchoo talkin' 'bout Willis??--
It was funny, watching "Diff'rent Strokes" on Japanese tv--- Kid had a deeeeeep voice, in the nipponese overdub. LOL Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 04:06 AM (rdVOm) 342
Kid had a deeeeeep voice, in the nipponese overdub. LOL
Posted by: JQ It was fun how they translated South Park into Hungarian Cartman in particular Posted by: Miklos just laughed at February 26, 2026 04:10 AM (8i9Vv) Posted by: Miklos-san at February 26, 2026 04:14 AM (8i9Vv) Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 04:16 AM (rdVOm) 345
I have absolutely *no clue* about Hungarian, Miklos. Or Polish, or...
Wish I did, though. Posted by: JQ First prize-One Day in Cleveland! Second prize-One Week in Cleveland! Posted by: Coach Mike Mikloszczewski at February 26, 2026 04:19 AM (8i9Vv) 346
Left Japan in early '85.
In my next life, I will just live there the whole time. Nice place. Beautiful scenery. Strong traditions. Polite people. Little crime. Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 04:21 AM (rdVOm) 347
In my next life, I will just live there the whole time. Nice place. Beautiful scenery. Strong traditions. Polite people. Little crime.
Posted by: JQ I might choose Okinawa Japanese do not consider Okinawans Japanese, nor would they ever consider me Posted by: Miklos has those strange blue eyes, which makes me a distinct minority at February 26, 2026 04:26 AM (8i9Vv) 348
https://youtu.be/Ho01BfHnG80
Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 04:27 AM (rdVOm) Posted by: Miklos has to leave so I can come back at February 26, 2026 04:28 AM (8i9Vv) 350
>>Japanese do not consider Okinawans Japanese,
----------- I understand this is true. Never been to Oki. Lived on Honshu. It's beautiful! Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 04:29 AM (rdVOm) 351
https://youtu.be/Ho01BfHnG80
Posted by: JQ Neil Young? I am Disappoint A Southern man don't need him around anyhow Posted by: Miklos knows we all make mistakes at February 26, 2026 04:31 AM (8i9Vv) 352
Aw, c'mon... "Why do I keep fkin up?" has got to be the soundtrack of Neil's life!
And I like the song. Sue me... I like Skynyrd's stuff too! Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 04:36 AM (rdVOm) Posted by: and....one...again...almost...what the hell MIKLOS WINS THE GOLD at February 26, 2026 04:39 AM (8i9Vv) 354
Gots Talking Heads on the Tech Thread...
Posted by: JQ at February 26, 2026 04:40 AM (rdVOm) Giraffe MMA Cafe![]() Not giraffes This cold has me flat on my back. Smol. Also smol. Not smol. Cat is 20 years young. Joe Scarborough just emailed me to call this "the most cogent, most aware, best version of this cat, ever, and f*** you if you disagree." Bear and cub. Puppy needs to calm the hell down. Fetch the stick. Sheep does not go easy on the baby. Head-butts will be given freely to all. On to the giraffe MMA. Sparring by male giraffes has been commonly reported since its first description in 1958 and is believed to play a role in establishing male dominance hierarchies. However, despite being often documented, quantitative investigations of sparring behaviour are currently lacking. Here, we investigate the factors affecting the frequency, duration and intensity of sparring bouts in a population of giraffes Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa living on a private fenced reserve in Limpopo, South Africa. We show that sparring bouts were most frequently observed in young adults, and between males that were more evenly matched in size. Sparring bouts between males of similar body size were also characterised by being of high intensity and of short duration. Taken together, these results support the suggestion that sparring functions principally to provide maturing males a means of testing their competitive ability without escalating to full-scale fights. Additionally, mature bulls intervened on young adults possibly to disable any winner effect achieved by the latter, with the most dominant bull being responsible for the majority of interventions. For the first time, we also show that individuals displayed strong laterality when engaged in sparring: individuals consistently preferred delivering blows from either their left or right side, and these preferences dictated the orientation of sparring bouts (whether head-to-head or head-to-tail). First, some low-intensity neck wrestling, or "necking."
Below, giraffes "sparring" by using their heads like weighted whips to pound each other. I did not know this.
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* squak *
Posted by: Penguins of the World at February 25, 2026 07:09 PM (0sNs1) 2
My cat Allie is trying to sit on my lap, but she keeps stepping on a rather delicate part of my anatomy.
I'll spare you the gory pictures--Ace's description from earlier today should suffice. Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2026 07:10 PM (ESVrU) 3
Top pic would make a nice pic on a t-shirt. Or painted on the side of a van.
Posted by: Street Entrepreneurs at February 25, 2026 07:11 PM (q2NNn) 4
After the Wolven, it's all giraffes, all the way down.
Posted by: Delurker at February 25, 2026 07:11 PM (gtcuf) 5
My cat Allie is trying to sit on my lap, but she keeps stepping on a rather delicate part of my anatomy.
I'll spare you the gory pictures--Ace's description from earlier today should suffice. Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2026 07:10 PM Yes, but the photogenic one, or the Book-Thread-pants one? Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 25, 2026 07:12 PM (0sNs1) 6
That top pic... Are they watching giraffes?
Posted by: davidt at February 25, 2026 07:13 PM (Q+gd/) Posted by: Delurker at February 25, 2026 07:13 PM (gtcuf) 8
They're the world's tallest (Africa's grooviest)
With spotted coats and cute little manes It's the giraffe, the giraffe The giraffe, the giraffe Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 25, 2026 07:13 PM (nDXEV) 9
Yes, but the photogenic one, or the Book-Thread-pants one?
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 25, 2026 07:12 PM (0sNs1) --- Let's just say it won't be sporting a purple pimp hat any time soon. Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2026 07:14 PM (ESVrU) 10
Quinnipiac released a poll of Pennsylvania today. Fetterman's approval is 46/40 which isn't surprising. Where it goes nuts is his approval by party.
Republicans: 73-18 (+55) Democrats: 22-62 (-40) Independents: 48-37 (+11) If this is even close to the truth he will never win another Democrat primary. Posted by: Mark1971 at February 25, 2026 07:14 PM (CNl8/) Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 07:14 PM (aTgV0) 12
Thanks for learning about giraffes.
Posted by: San Franpsycho at February 25, 2026 07:14 PM (RIvkX) 13
Allie Cat.
Good one! Posted by: Delurker at February 25, 2026 07:13 PM (gtcuf) --- Believe it or not I didn't name her that. She came that way. Tough name, but really a sweet kitty when she gets to know you. Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2026 07:15 PM (ESVrU) 14
Can't the male giraffes just have dick measuring contests, like civilized folks?
Posted by: Unclear On The Concept at February 25, 2026 07:15 PM (q2NNn) 15
Lots of giraffees.
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 07:15 PM (QScRl) 16
Hey mister tangerine man
Posted by: Lefty giraffe at February 25, 2026 07:15 PM (Cqx++) Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 25, 2026 07:16 PM (0sNs1) 18
I was pretty sure the top pic wasn't giraffes, but thanks for the caption anyway.
Posted by: #1-The Larch at February 25, 2026 07:16 PM (oftw2) 19
When giraffes spar...
I've never seen that before! They are smacking the crap out of each other. The impact would knock a human twenty feet. Posted by: t-bird at February 25, 2026 07:17 PM (o2432) 20
Yes, my name is Jeanine. No joke.
Posted by: Giraffe at February 25, 2026 07:17 PM (Q+gd/) 21
Giant herbivores are just weird.
Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 07:17 PM (aTgV0) 22
2 My cat Allie is trying to sit on my lap, but she keeps stepping on a rather delicate part of my anatomy.
I'll spare you the gory pictures--Ace's description from earlier today should suffice. Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel Ummmm. Put on some pants? Posted by: nurse ratched at February 25, 2026 07:18 PM (W2Pud) 23
There are toy poodles. Are there any toy giraffes?
Posted by: Kay-Bee at February 25, 2026 07:19 PM (oftw2) 24
Knee status: knobby.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 25, 2026 07:19 PM (8zz6B) 25
I'll spare you the gory pictures--Ace's description from earlier today should suffice.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel Ummmm. Put on some pants? Posted by: nurse ratched at February 25, 2026 07:18 PM (W2Pud) ---- What? On a Wednesday? That's crazy talk... Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2026 07:19 PM (ESVrU) 26
21 Giant herbivores are just weird.
Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 07:17 PM (aTgV0) Plus they're snobs, always looking down on us. Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 25, 2026 07:19 PM (nDXEV) 27
Sparring by male giraffes has been commonly reported since its first description in 1958...
I keep puzzling over that oddly written sentence. Giraffes have been around for 8 million years and nobody ever described this behavior until 1958? Did they not start this behavior until the 1950s? Is rock-n-roll to blame? I have so many questions. Posted by: Delurker at February 25, 2026 07:19 PM (gtcuf) 28
First game drive I went on we left the lodge early, about 6 am before the sun was up. They gave us blankets because it was chilly. We're driving along his trail and the trail takes a left and heads down a little hill with a bunch of brush in front of us.
Driver stops and just as the sun is coming up a giraffe head chewing on some leaves appears from behind the brush. Then another, and another .. about 7 of them in all. Just staring us and chewing on leaves while we are staring at them. Very cool animals and very chill. Posted by: JackStraw at February 25, 2026 07:20 PM (viF8m) 29
I can see your house from up here.
Posted by: Funny Giraffe at February 25, 2026 07:20 PM (Q+gd/) 30
Not much streaming coming.
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 07:21 PM (QScRl) 31
Veterinary chiropractors usually make a killing at zoos that have giraffes.
Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 25, 2026 07:21 PM (nDXEV) 32
Pants are for closers.
Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 07:21 PM (aTgV0) 33
Good evening everyone
Posted by: Skip at February 25, 2026 07:22 PM (Ia/+0) 34
I've seen lions attack all sorts of animals but not giraffes. Does any species attack and eat giraffes?
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 25, 2026 07:22 PM (wUQJO) 35
If you get age-restricted on "Not smol" you can switch to xcancel. It's a sweetheart pit bull with a head the size of a mini-fridge.
Posted by: t-bird at February 25, 2026 07:22 PM (o2432) 36
AOPrediction: the Donks run Fetterman in '28, as the only Democrat who might hoover up votes from the undecided.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 25, 2026 07:22 PM (8zz6B) 37
Those giraffes flailing on each other just need to be gulping down a few beers between hits...
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2026 07:22 PM (ESVrU) 38
Fetterman is positioning himself to join the Republicans and Mitch’s back stabbers club. He is a Democrat, at best a Reagan/Trump Democrat.
Posted by: Accomack at February 25, 2026 07:23 PM (77Bgk) 39
Pants are for closers.
Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 07:21 PM So, skirts and kilts are for openers? Posted by: Wesley Crusher at February 25, 2026 07:23 PM (0sNs1) 40
Giant herbivores are just weird.
Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 07:17 PM (aTgV0) Scary, too. Why I wear loud checked suits to scare them off. Posted by: Herb Tarleck at February 25, 2026 07:24 PM (8zz6B) 41
Years ago I took the kids to a drive through safari park in Georgia. I stopped at the giraffe enclosure and a giraffe stuck his head in the window and laid his head on my shoulder. He nuzzled for a few seconds and let me rub his head. It was awesome. Posted by: fourseasons at February 25, 2026 07:24 PM (3ek7K) 42
Fetch the stick has me cracking up
Posted by: Skip at February 25, 2026 07:24 PM (Ia/+0) 43
"Plus they're snobs, always looking down on us.
Posted by: Dr. Varno" My favorite is the giant sloth. Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 07:24 PM (aTgV0) 44
Mitch has two seats to fill, Collins’ and his. Fetterman can fill Collins’
Posted by: Accomack at February 25, 2026 07:24 PM (77Bgk) 45
Surprised there's no one talking shit about giraffes smelling bad in here. There are a few haters who make up all kinds of tall tales. We are tired of it.
Posted by: Penguin Promotion Board at February 25, 2026 07:25 PM (oftw2) 46
That dude in the giraffe suit at the Democrat shit show has aroused Ace. Posted by: Auspex at February 25, 2026 07:26 PM (Y8DZL) Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 07:26 PM (4NO2D) 48
"Does any species attack and eat giraffes?"
The flesh of the young giraffe is said to be good eating. The Hottentots hunt the animal principally on account of its marrow, which, as a delicacy, they set a high value on. The Hottentots have a curious mode of cooking their antelope venison, which renders it, however, exceedingly palatable. After stewing the meat in a very small quantity of water, they take it out of the pot and pound it between two stones until reduced to the consistency of pap, when they mix it with a considerable quantity of sheep’s fat, and then stew it for a short time longer. Posted by: Giraffe Recipes at February 25, 2026 07:26 PM (vFG9F) 49
Chalking giraffes off the no show on the Cafe list
Sea stacks is still on it Posted by: Skip at February 25, 2026 07:26 PM (Ia/+0) 50
I've seen lions attack all sorts of animals but not giraffes. Does any species attack and eat giraffes?
Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 25, 2026 07:22 PM Man. Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 07:27 PM (4NO2D) 51
I'm sure a Giraffe could whomp a lion with a pretty painful rib crack.
Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 07:28 PM (aTgV0) 52
>>>My cat Allie is trying to sit on my lap, but she keeps stepping on a rather delicate part of my anatomy.
IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE HE MEANS HIS PENIS!!! Posted by: BEN ROTHESBURGEMEISTER at February 25, 2026 07:29 PM (q177U) 53
>>I stopped at the giraffe enclosure and a giraffe stuck his head in the window and laid his head on my shoulder. He nuzzled for a few seconds and let me rub his head.
It was awesome. What a cool experience! Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 07:30 PM (tj6OY) 54
Now I want a pet giraffe but I can't figure out how to get him through the front door.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 25, 2026 07:30 PM (6ydKt) 55
Surprised there's no one talking shit about giraffes smelling bad in here. There are a few haters who make up all kinds of tall tales. We are tired of it.
Posted by: Penguin Promotion Board at February 25, 2026 07:25 PM What we talk about is penguins' sh*t smelling bad in here. That's a fact. You could look it up. Their polymorphic perversity is both legendary and factual. You could look that up, too. Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 25, 2026 07:30 PM (0sNs1) 56
Giant herbivores weird us out. Plus, they smell bad.
Posted by: The Lions at February 25, 2026 07:31 PM (gtcuf) 57
Is rock-n-roll to blame? I have so many questions. Posted by: Delurker The day after Elvis went on the Sullivan show. Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 25, 2026 07:31 PM (Cqx++) 58
Not much streaming coming.
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 07:21 PM (QScRl) Try some SuperBeets! Posted by: Unclear On The Concept at February 25, 2026 07:31 PM (q2NNn) 59
Democrats are PAGAN
Some dimbulb of a Democrat, yeah I know redundancy, is complaining that age verification is preventing 'trans-kids' from accessing 'sex education' material aka pr0n. Posted by: Anna Puma at February 25, 2026 07:31 PM (2GVsD) 60
Sea stacks is still on it
Posted by: Skip We oppose Sea Stacks. All should be dynamited and made into reefs that attract fish. It's in our 5-Year Plan. Gannets and Puffins roost on Sea Stacks and they compete with us for food. Especially as we migrate ever Northward. On ward To Greenland! Excelsior! Posted by: Penguin Liberation Front at February 25, 2026 07:32 PM (oftw2) 61
43 My favorite is the giant sloth.
Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 07:24 PM (aTgV0) There's a giant sloth skeleton at the science library here. It's dying, sinking pose usually makes the grad students uncomfortable. https://tinyurl.com/e6nwt4u8 Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 25, 2026 07:32 PM (nDXEV) 62
Giraffes have to have trick to breathe through those long necks. I imagine that brontosauri had the same problem.
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 07:32 PM (4NO2D) Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 07:32 PM (tj6OY) 64
6 That top pic... Are they watching giraffes?
Posted by: davidt at February 25, 2026 07:13 PM (Q+gd/) No, detectives. https://youtu.be/oqSIux0jKOg Posted by: SciVo at February 25, 2026 07:33 PM (Sy6m/) 65
10 Quinnipiac released a poll of Pennsylvania today. Fetterman's approval is 46/40 which isn't surprising. Where it goes nuts is his approval by party.
Republicans: 73-18 (+55) Democrats: 22-62 (-40) Independents: 48-37 (+11) If this is even close to the truth he will never win another Democrat primary. Posted by: Mark1971 ======== Pretty much. The old style Dems in NY, PA, IL, etc. are losing out to the hard core lefties now running the Dems. And braying AWFULs are at the head of the pack. So Cuomo, defenestrated, Shapiro, got denied VP position becuz too Jewish, now Fetterman, too masculine, and so on. And now Gavin trying on his oppressed dyslexia bit and his idiotic statements in Atlanta about being lower than average on SATs. As AWFULs and their POC allies proclaim males as the worst people on Earf, particular white males, very difficult environment for males to run now statewide or on national level offices as Democrats unless Trans, Gay POC, or some other reason. Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 07:33 PM (E4rtv) 66
Giraffes have special valves in their neck blood vessels so they don't black out raising their head from 0-16 feet quickly.
Posted by: Backflow Prevention at February 25, 2026 07:36 PM (oftw2) 67
My cat Allie is trying to sit on my lap, but she keeps stepping on a rather delicate part of my anatomy.
IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE HE MEANS HIS PENIS!!! Posted by: BEN ROTHESBURGEMEISTER at February 25, 2026 07:29 PM (q177U) ---- What's funnier is that no, I didn't.... Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2026 07:37 PM (ESVrU) 68
Golly.
Posted by: Linda Lovelace at February 25, 2026 07:38 PM (Q+gd/) 69
I think the Dems won’t run a straight white male for president ever again
Posted by: Accomack at February 25, 2026 07:38 PM (nLdZ2) 70
36 AOPrediction: the Donks run Fetterman in '28, as the only Democrat who might hoover up votes from the undecided.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon ======= If the Dems had gotten totally wiped out in 2024 like Reagan stomped Mondale in 1984, I might agree but I think the Dems are now female dominated and if not an AWFUL or a POC, then they are not interested in them for the top job. And they hate anyone taking the side of Israel or Jews because of their newcomers from the Middle East like Tlaib, Omar, etc. Their positions are increasingly more like performance art and virtue signalling than actual campaigning. Then again, that is what the whole protest culture is about--hectoring, bullying, threatening by force of numbers, etc. And not persuasion. Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 07:38 PM (E4rtv) 71
69 I think the Dems won’t run a straight white male for president ever again
Posted by: Accomack ===== Heh. I was slowly trying to type that out myself. You said it in far fewer words than I. But without substantial change in the party base, I would agree. Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 07:39 PM (E4rtv) 72
We had a large, overweight, female classmate with the charm and energy of a Giant Sloth. Another girl we nicknamed "The Buffalo". Teens can be cruel.
Posted by: The Possum at February 25, 2026 07:40 PM (oftw2) 73
Posted by: SciVo at February 25, 2026 07:33 PM (Sy6m/)
Killer tune! And what fantastic lyrics. "You snatch a chill and you match a cigarette She pulls the eyes out with a face like a magnet I don't know how much more of this I can take She's filing her nails while they're dragging the lake." That's how it's done, son. Posted by: Delurker at February 25, 2026 07:40 PM (gtcuf) 74
Giraffes have special valves in their neck blood vessels so they don't black out raising their head from 0-16 feet quickly.
Posted by: Backflow Prevention at February 25, 2026 07:36 PM (oftw2) The Paolo is, how you say, equipped with similar biological technology. Posted by: The Paolo at February 25, 2026 07:40 PM (q2NNn) 75
I have a couple of 17-18 year old cats.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 25, 2026 07:41 PM (rbvCR) 76
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2026 07:37 PM (ESVrU)
Don't you have a Biscuit Blanket to protect your stash of nuts from kitty claws? Posted by: SciVo at February 25, 2026 07:42 PM (Sy6m/) 77
They are bigger when you stand next to them.
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 07:42 PM (j9zxt) 78
From Grok for the Penguin Promotion Board:
"Penguin poop earns its reputation for being seriously pungent, especially from species like Adélie penguins that chow down on krill and fish. The high nitrogen content breaks down into ammonia gas, giving it that classic sharp, fishy-ammonia stench (one vivid comparison likens it to old cigarette tobacco soaked in ammonia, mixed with rotten shrimp, and left in the sun). In dense colonies, where penguins poop every 5–15 minutes and the stuff piles up (sometimes visible from space as pinkish-brown stains on the ice), the smell hits you before you even spot the birds. Researchers who've handled it in labs have called it "the most vile thing you can imagine," and it repels krill too—the tiny crustaceans zigzag away and lose their appetite when they catch a whiff." Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 25, 2026 07:42 PM (0sNs1) 79
I think there is a pussy on my penis joke in there. Somewhere
Posted by: Biggest Alfredo at February 25, 2026 07:43 PM (E4CFW) 80
>>"(one vivid comparison likens it to old cigarette tobacco soaked in ammonia, mixed with rotten shrimp, and left in the sun"
So, like our local Captain D's rest room. Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 25, 2026 07:44 PM (nDXEV) 81
Who doesn't like old cigarette tobacco mixed with ammonia? Do your farts smell like Roses? Violets?
Posted by: Penguin Pete at February 25, 2026 07:45 PM (oftw2) 82
66 Giraffes have special valves in their neck blood vessels so they don't black out raising their head from 0-16 feet quickly.
Posted by: Backflow Prevention at February 25, 2026 07:36 PM I have trouble with a bit over 6'2". Posted by: Eromero at February 25, 2026 07:45 PM (LHPAg) 83
and it repels krill too—the tiny crustaceans zigzag away and lose their appetite when they catch a whiff."
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 25, 2026 07:42 PM (0sNs1) Krill, the Robert Reich of marine crustaceans. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 25, 2026 07:46 PM (8zz6B) 84
According to Zork Lore, Duncanthrax is an ancestor to Lord Dimwit Flathead, which is nothing to be proud of.
Posted by: Penguin Pete. at February 25, 2026 07:49 PM (oftw2) 85
>>> I think the Dems won’t run a straight white male for president ever again
I 100% disagree. They will run the Virginia playbook and run "moderate" white people, then turn around and unleash a progressive hellscape when they finally get back in power. That will be the last election. Posted by: Max Power at February 25, 2026 07:49 PM (q177U) 86
OK, so now my fears are:
Flying Falling Speaking in public And now I can add giraffes to the list. Posted by: hobbitopoly at February 25, 2026 07:50 PM (k9OZB) 87
I have a couple of 17-18 year old cats.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 25, 2026 07:41 PM (rbvCR) ---- Nice! I'm struggling with the fact that two of my kitties (Penny and Jasmine) will be 14 this year. And Kaylee the Calico Kitty Cat (the cutest little cat of them all) will be 12! How did that happen? Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2026 07:50 PM (ESVrU) 88
"It's little-known fact, Norm, but carnivorous giraffes were once a plague upon the earth, until primitive man domesticated penguins and wiped the murderous giraffe packs out.
Why yes, I'll have another beer, Sam." Posted by: Cliff Clavin at February 25, 2026 07:51 PM (bhZyo) 89
Comparisons like "an old cigarette tobacco soaked in ammonia, mixed with rotten shrimp, and left in the sun" are frequently uttered by unfortunate passersby, just before passing out.
Posted by: Penguin Facts at February 25, 2026 07:51 PM (vFG9F) 90
Researchers who've handled it in labs have called it "the most vile thing you can imagine,
I'm watching out my window as two tree removal guys take down a ginormous blue spruce, and I'm thinking, chainsaw-wielding tree climbers beat researching pengun shit by a country mile, as far as jobs go. Posted by: Delurker at February 25, 2026 07:52 PM (gtcuf) Posted by: That's what the cat said at February 25, 2026 07:53 PM (vFG9F) Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 07:53 PM (3ek7K) 93
I think the Dems won’t run a straight white male for president ever again
--- Well, they might, but by accident. They're not biologists. Posted by: screaming in digital at February 25, 2026 07:53 PM (mNjzF) 94
Glad I finished my Jumbo Shrimp before reading the lies on here.
Posted by: Merry Marching Penguin Majority. at February 25, 2026 07:54 PM (oftw2) 95
I think that Virginia play is why Spanberger has stalled out. The Left has seen that anything Cali adjacent is toast, so, Little Miss Spook has to chill. If she was a Hochul horror, Virginia would be toast by now.
Posted by: Accomack at February 25, 2026 07:55 PM (8jVAy) 96
Glad I finished my Jumbo Shrimp before reading the lies on here.
Posted by: Merry Marching Penguin Majority. at February 25, 2026 07:54 PM The Democrats are saying that President Trump's SOTU speech was full of lies, too. Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 25, 2026 07:55 PM (0sNs1) 97
Glad I finished my Jumbo Shrimp before reading the lies on here.
Posted by: Merry Marching Penguin Majority. at February 25, 2026 07:54 PM (oftw2) The only Communist Stooge was Trumbo Shemp. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 25, 2026 07:56 PM (8zz6B) 98
So the idiots are bike riding through the veldt without firearms. At least the guy on camera didn't appear to have anything to ward off a hungry lion or hyenas.
Posted by: Beartooth at February 25, 2026 07:57 PM (ggkmJ) 99
Not to be confused with Fake Shemp.
Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 25, 2026 07:57 PM (nDXEV) 100
Giraffes have special valves in their neck blood vessels so they don't black out raising their head from 0-16 feet quickly.
Posted by: Backflow Prevention I have trouble with a bit over 6'2". Posted by: Eromero 🎵 Hello darkness, my old friend It seems I've stood up too quickly once again 🎶 Posted by: rickb223 at February 25, 2026 07:57 PM (LROu2) Posted by: Anon Y. Mous at February 25, 2026 07:57 PM (syz1S) 102
Perfessor,
I wonder how my oldest son is 51, lol. Time flies. Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 07:53 PM (3ek7K) --- heh. That's my age as well! (until August) Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2026 07:57 PM (ESVrU) 103
What is a man?
A man is what he says he is. I am not a man. I have transcended gender. I am The Rainbow. The Rainbow Man! Posted by: Gavin Newsome at February 25, 2026 07:58 PM (8jVAy) 104
Are we not men?
Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 25, 2026 07:58 PM (nDXEV) 105
So the idiots are bike riding through the veldt without firearms. At least the guy on camera didn't appear to have anything to ward off a hungry lion or hyenas.
Posted by: Beartooth at February 25, 2026 07:57 PM (ggkmJ) --- Maybe the giraffe was wondering, "How are these guys still alive?" And decided to let them go to meet their fate. Meanwhile a hungry lioness is lurking off screen in the bushes... Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2026 07:59 PM (ESVrU) 106
Never back up. It encourages them.
Posted by: Accomac at February 25, 2026 07:59 PM (8jVAy) 107
So the idiots are bike riding through the veldt without firearms. At least the guy on camera didn't appear to have anything to ward off a hungry lion or hyenas.
Posted by: Beartooth at February 25, 2026 07:57 PM (ggkmJ) They are not allowed weapons on a game preserve. They each carry pepper spray scented to smell like Texas Barbecue, and if threatened, they spray it on their fellow bikers, then pedal like mad. Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at February 25, 2026 07:59 PM (8zz6B) Posted by: fd at February 25, 2026 08:00 PM (vFG9F) Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 08:00 PM (3ek7K) 110
I think that Virginia play is why Spanberger has stalled out. The Left has seen that anything Cali adjacent is toast, so, Little Miss Spook has to chill. If she was a Hochul horror, Virginia would be toast by now.
Posted by: Accomack The only reason Hochul allowed Mayor Jihadi to promise all the shit he did and not stop him? She needs him to fail so he doesn't come after her job. Posted by: rickb223 at February 25, 2026 08:00 PM (LROu2) 111
Governor Newsome, are you a man?
I am not a geologist. Posted by: Accomac at February 25, 2026 08:01 PM (8jVAy) 112
I know how my daughter got to be 57. The same way I got to be 77, that's how.
Posted by: Eromero at February 25, 2026 08:01 PM (LHPAg) 113
With good reason the SOTU speech has dominated the news. I can't find anything about the violence in Mexico. Does anyone have an update? Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 08:01 PM (3ek7K) 114
Dem candidates. I saw a clip of Mark Kelley, last night, while he was following their orders to keep sitting down. He had a tortured look on his face, as if he could see his last chance to be President being crushed.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy at February 25, 2026 08:02 PM (bhZyo) 115
It seems Hochul is suing Trump to get the tariff fees sent to Albany now that tariffs are illegal.
Posted by: Accomac at February 25, 2026 08:02 PM (8jVAy) 116
Gavin Newsom is the slickest liar the Dems have had since The Clenis himself, all the better to fool the LIV's, and he has the most big money donors in his pocket, which is extra important in the party of superdelegates.
I would not be surprised to see them run a straight white male. They'll have to give him the looniest DEI running mate imagineable though, of course. My money's on AOC. Posted by: Delurker at February 25, 2026 08:02 PM (gtcuf) 117
Twenty years old, this calico --! When she was born, Bush the Younger was president, 9/11 was only a few years back in the rear view mirror, and the Internet was still kind of fun.
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 25, 2026 08:03 PM (wzUl9) 118
I have trouble with a bit over 6'2".
Posted by: Eromero 🎵 Hello darkness, my old friend It seems I've stood up too quickly once again 🎶 Posted by: rickb223 at February 25, 2026 07:57 PM (LROu2) ah yes, orthostatic hypotension ... eet's no bueno. Posted by: browndog seeing stars at February 25, 2026 08:03 PM (3sXRv) 119
Gavin Newsom definitely likes Huey Lewis and the News.
Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 25, 2026 08:04 PM (nDXEV) 120
Democrats: 10 dollar gas, 8% unemployment and runaway inflation is an economic miracle
Also Democrats: 2 dollar gas, jobs and low inflation is a recession Posted by: ... at February 25, 2026 08:05 PM (j1LdG) 121
Dem candidates. I saw a clip of Mark Kelley, last night, while he was following their orders to keep sitting down. He had a tortured look on his face, as if he could see his last chance to be President being crushed.
Posted by: Idaho Spudboy That was a master stroke last night. Trump: Everyone stand up who thinks it's government's job to promote and protect American citizens. No dem moves. THAT should be Republican's midterm election campaign slogan. Posted by: rickb223 at February 25, 2026 08:05 PM (LROu2) 122
I can't find anything about the violence in Mexico. Does anyone have an update?
Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 08:01 PM (3ek7K) There are some reports of MX national guard engaging with cartels, and requests to "shelter in place" in that area Pres Scheinbaum has made some comments on her talks with Trump. I think it is in a shake out phase before they really get to figuring out who each side is fighting. Posted by: Kindltot at February 25, 2026 08:05 PM (rbvCR) 123
Cuando el destino nos alcance.
Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 25, 2026 08:08 PM (nDXEV) 124
Damn. Now I can’t find the article
Posted by: Accomac at February 25, 2026 08:08 PM (8jVAy) 125
Way past my bedtime
Have a good night everyone Posted by: Skip at February 25, 2026 08:08 PM (Ia/+0) 126
The cat I had the longest, from age six weeks to his passing at sixteen and a half years, was Arizona the big red tabby longhair. Chekov D. Siberian came close at fourteen and a half.
I have no idea how old little Oreo was when she passed away in '08. I was told when I adopted her at a cat show in '02 that she was five, but at least one vet opined in the next two years that she have been as much as eight or ten. At the outside, then, she might have been fourteen or fifteen. Sixteen would have been pushing it, given her various health issues. But who knows. Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 25, 2026 08:10 PM (wzUl9) 127
I'll spare you the gory pictures--Ace's description from earlier today should suffice.
Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2026 07:10 PM (ESVrU) Right on the old groanads, eh? Posted by: Additional Blond Agent, STEM Guy at February 25, 2026 08:10 PM (/HDaX) 128
Everyone around the planet has the idea only the US has tariffs
Posted by: Skip at February 25, 2026 08:11 PM (Ia/+0) Posted by: Accomac at February 25, 2026 08:11 PM (8jVAy) Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 08:12 PM (3ek7K) 131
Didn't see too many leg sweeps with the giraffe combatants. Or ground and pound. I'd bet they could stomp a mudhole in you if they wanted to.
I wonder if giraffe steaks taste like antelope. Probably very lean. Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 25, 2026 08:13 PM (gVUi7) 132
Babylon Bee says this is a great time to buy tickets to Puerto Vallerto. Nothing said about return tickets, lol. Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 08:14 PM (3ek7K) 133
79% of "refugees" in Sweden have vacationed in the country they're supposedly "refugees" from.
Checks out. I remember how during WWII all the Jews were taking vacations in Nazi Germany. Oh, wait: I don't remember that. Because that didn't happen. Posted by: Rodrigo Borgia at February 25, 2026 08:15 PM (IG3/x) 134
Giraffes have to have trick to breathe through those long necks. I imagine that brontosauri had the same problem.
Posted by: toby928 Huge lung volume, to overcome the "snorkel problem," I guess. If you try to use a snorkel whose volume is comparable to your lung volume, you're really just breathing the same air over and over, so it doesn't work. For very long, anyway. ..... Related: What did the elephant say to the nudist? "How do you breathe through that thing?" Posted by: mikeski at February 25, 2026 08:15 PM (VHUov) 135
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Babylon Bee says this is a great time to buy tickets to Puerto Vallerto. Nothing said about return tickets, lol. Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 08:14 PM (3ek7K) Set a course for adventure, your mind on a new romance. Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 25, 2026 08:16 PM (nDXEV) 136
Did they find that monkey's mom yet?
Posted by: A monkey's uncle at February 25, 2026 08:16 PM (vFG9F) 137
There are toy poodles. Are there any toy giraffes?
Posted by: Kay-Bee at February 25, 2026 *** Actually, yes! I've seen one, a Steiff toy I think or something like it, in the window of a children's boutique in the big mall here. Oh. You meant live ones. Uh, no. Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 25, 2026 08:19 PM (wzUl9) 138
2 My cat Allie is trying to sit on my lap, but she keeps stepping on a rather delicate part of my anatomy.
I'll spare you the gory pictures--Ace's description from earlier today should suffice. Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2026 07:10 PM (ESVrU) Pussy sits on junk. It's a story as old as humankind. Posted by: HQ After Dark at February 25, 2026 08:21 PM (AS4GF) 139
I once spent the night in a hotel that featured a 7' tall giraffe puppet in the room. It was in France, Cluny to be exact.
Posted by: javems at February 25, 2026 08:25 PM (zFsEm) 140
Trump blindsided the Democrats with the Stand Up challenge.
Doesn't an Administration usually hand out copies of the SoTU speech beforehand? Like the one Pelosi tore up. I'll bet Trump left out the Stand Up part. Posted by: davidt at February 25, 2026 08:25 PM (Q+gd/) 141
Jalisco: @dk1250 . 10h
Working as a team, citizens and the Mexican Army collaborate to remove charred remains from cars and trucks on the highway from Tuito to Puerto Vallarta. Work clears roads after blockades and fires in the coastal area of Jalisco --- Everything appears in the past tense. The cartels have suspended violence in the region. Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 08:26 PM (j9zxt) 142
Giraffes have special valves in their neck blood vessels so they don't black out raising their head from 0-16 feet quickly.
Posted by: Backflow Prevention Look at all the giraffe knowledge getting thrown around here! ..... Compared to a human, how many more neck bones does a giraffe have? ..... Posted by: none. none more neck bones. at February 25, 2026 08:28 PM (VHUov) 143
AI wolves!
Posted by: runner at February 25, 2026 08:28 PM (/M/4v) Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 25, 2026 08:28 PM (zZu0s) 145
I once spent the night in a hotel that featured a 7' tall giraffe puppet in the room. It was in France, Cluny to be exact.
Posted by: javems at February 25, 2026 08:25 PM (zFsEm) Kinky. Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 25, 2026 08:29 PM (zZu0s) 146
One giraffe could feed two whole villages, unless a lion or hyenas show up and steal your meat.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 25, 2026 08:30 PM (gVUi7) 147
Great were the herds of giraffe before the white man came.
Posted by: Elizabeth Warren at February 25, 2026 08:32 PM (Q+gd/) 148
Chalking giraffes off the no show on the Cafe list
Sea stacks is still on it Posted by: Skip Dwarf hamsters and bushbabies get marked off with the "smol" links. Pretty sure we haven't had a bushbaby yet this year, not as sure about dwarf hammies. Posted by: mikeski at February 25, 2026 08:32 PM (VHUov) 149
https://youtu.be/jENapQxK6bc?
si=NLxG74mKYps1UB62 Its strange. I never watched Carson that much when he was on. Mammaw and Pappaw were big fans, but i don't think dad was. I could almost put these shows on a loop 24/7 going back to the 60s and be happy Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 25, 2026 08:32 PM (zZu0s) 150
Can't eat giraffe, just weird.
Posted by: runner at February 25, 2026 08:32 PM (/M/4v) 151
Babylon Bee says this is a great time to buy tickets to Puerto Vallerto.
Nothing said about return tickets, lol. Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 08:14 PM (3ek7K) There are vacation rental commercials already! The Brits are looking for any deal going. https://tinyurl.com/3w9jxffh Posted by: Kindltot at February 25, 2026 08:33 PM (rbvCR) 152
93 I think the Dems won’t run a straight white male for president ever again
--- Well, they might, but by accident. They're not biologists. Posted by: screaming in digital ------- Ah yes, the Mrs. Doubtfire gambit. Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 08:34 PM (E4rtv) 153
If you can't figure out that vacationing, or buying property in a failed narco state, it is your problem.
Posted by: runner at February 25, 2026 08:35 PM (/M/4v) 154
146 One giraffe could feed two whole villages, unless a lion or hyenas show up and steal your meat.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 25, 2026 08:30 PM (gVUi7) Takes two villages to braise a giraffe. Posted by: Eromero at February 25, 2026 08:35 PM (LHPAg) 155
Its strange. I never watched Carson that much when he was on. Mammaw and Pappaw were big fans, but i don't think dad was. I could almost put these shows on a loop 24/7 going back to the 60s and be happy
Posted by: Aetius451AD ------- Try the various clips with Robin Williams on Carson. He was a singular talent. Some of the really old Dick Cavett interviews with people like Julie Andrews or David Niven are also great. Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 08:35 PM (E4rtv) 156
Exspecially a state that abused its proximity to the US for decades.
Posted by: runner at February 25, 2026 08:35 PM (/M/4v) 157
The French refer to wasting time as "combing the giraffe."
Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 25, 2026 08:36 PM (nDXEV) 158
140 Trump blindsided the Democrats with the Stand Up challenge.
Doesn't an Administration usually hand out copies of the SoTU speech beforehand? Like the one Pelosi tore up. I'll bet Trump left out the Stand Up part. Posted by: davidt ------ Next Dem impeachment will mention failure to complete the stage management directions in the SOTU. Course Mr. Rep. Green is busy trying to rent apes apparently from his sign but I am sure he will return to his quest soon enough. Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 08:37 PM (E4rtv) 159
Another girl we nicknamed "The Buffalo". Teens can be cruel.
Posted by: The Possum Ah, 'The Whale' comes to mind. College guys are brutal too. Posted by: Tonypete at February 25, 2026 08:37 PM (cYBz/) 160
ASS says what?
Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 08:38 PM (E4rtv) 161
Its strange. I never watched Carson that much when he was on. Mammaw and Pappaw were big fans, but i don't think dad was. I could almost put these shows on a loop 24/7 going back to the 60s and be happy
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 25, 2026 08:32 PM (zZu0s) Many have noted that NBC, which of course owns the rights, could Carson reruns on for its late night broadcasts and get far more viewers than with any of the crap they’re pumping out now. And at zero cost. Posted by: Tom Servo at February 25, 2026 08:38 PM (k/Sbk) 162
Many have noted that NBC, which of course owns the rights, could Carson reruns on for its late night broadcasts and get far more viewers than with any of the crap they’re pumping out now.
And at zero cost. Posted by: Tom Servo at February 25, 2026 08:38 PM (k/Sbk) I did not know that. Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 25, 2026 08:39 PM (nDXEV) 163
The French refer to wasting time as "combing the giraffe."
Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 25, 2026 08:36 PM (nDXEV) Is that like buffing the German Helmet? Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at February 25, 2026 08:39 PM (0aYVJ) 164
I spent all day on campus for a change--normally I work from home now.
When I came home, I discovered my cats had been having all sorts of fun while I was out. Lots of cat puke to clean up. And Jasmine and Penny had stolen my office chair. Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2026 08:39 PM (ESVrU) 165
Many years ago hubby and I took our teenage son to Puerto Vallerta. We had such a great time. The only thing scary was riding in the taxis. Those people can't drive. Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 08:41 PM (3ek7K) 166
160 Another girl we nicknamed "The Buffalo". Teens can be cruel.
Posted by: The Possum One thing I feel really bad about was one girl whose name was Ivana, but she had a bad accent and pronounced it Ih-wanna. Of course we all called her Iguana. Posted by: Tom Servo at February 25, 2026 08:41 PM (k/Sbk) Posted by: javems at February 25, 2026 08:41 PM (zFsEm) 168
One of the free streaming services runs a Johnny Carson/Tonight Show channel 24/7.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 25, 2026 08:41 PM (6ydKt) 169
>>@AlphaNews
· 48m >>WATCH: US Attorney Daniel Rosen says "the pace of prosecutions in fraud will increase at a considerable margin" in Minnesota. >>"We have been reinforced in dramatic numbers by the Department of Justice ... fraud prosecutions you will see are going to be dramatically increasing in pace." >>Rosen also says the number of assistant US attorneys in the office decreased by 17 in the months before he took over, and by 11 since he assumed office. Posted by: JackStraw at February 25, 2026 08:41 PM (viF8m) 170
The only thing scary was riding in the taxis. Those people can't drive.
Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 08:41 PM (3ek7K) When I was a kid we took a day-trip to Matamoros (Aunt and Uncle lived in Harlingen). First thing we saw after crossing the border was a taxi driver plow into a guy crossing the street. What I remember most was that the shopping areas smelled like meat. Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at February 25, 2026 08:44 PM (0aYVJ) 171
Mexico is pretty low on my list of exotic places to visit.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at February 25, 2026 08:44 PM (0aYVJ) 172
In a press release Wednesday, the DOJ said 65-year-old Gerald Eddie Brown Jr. had been arrested in Jeffersonville, Ind., that day. The department said Brown, a former Air Force officer and pilot, had been charged “for providing and conspiring to provide defense services to Chinese military pilots without authorization, in violation of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA).”
“The United States Air Force trained Major Brown to be an elite fighter pilot and entrusted him with the defense of our Nation. He now stands charged with training Chinese military pilots,” Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Eisenberg said in the Wednesday DOJ release. Posted by: Mark1971 at February 25, 2026 08:48 PM (CNl8/) 173
“The United States Air Force trained Major Brown to be an elite fighter pilot and entrusted him with the defense of our Nation. He now stands charged with training Chinese military pilots,” Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Eisenberg said in the Wednesday DOJ release.
Posted by: Mark1971 I wonder how the good Major feels about helicopter rides? Posted by: Tonypete at February 25, 2026 08:50 PM (cYBz/) 174
You don't see too many shaman and witch doctors jumping around in giraffe skins. Why is that. No magic? No intrigue?
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 25, 2026 08:50 PM (gVUi7) 175
175 You don't see too many shaman and witch doctors jumping around in giraffe skins. Why is that. No magic? No intrigue?
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 25, 2026 08:50 PM (gVUi7) Takes three shamans to crew the giraffe. Posted by: Eromero at February 25, 2026 08:52 PM (LHPAg) 176
From the 'net:
A giraffes tongue can measure 20 inches in length This allows it to wrap around branches and pull leaves from trees to eat. They are also purple in color, and they can use it to pick their noses! Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 25, 2026 08:53 PM (XeU6L) 177
The FBI has arrested former U.S. Air Force pilot Maj. Gerald Brown for training the Chinese.
Posted by: Piper at February 25, 2026 08:54 PM (Wmg4n) 178
Schiffs are known to fight like that as well, but their huge bobbly head is known to get in the way and crack like an overripe melon
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 08:54 PM (PYyV9) 179
Never mind. Old news. lol.
Posted by: Piper at February 25, 2026 08:55 PM (Wmg4n) 180
177 From the 'net:
A giraffes tongue can measure 20 inches in length This allows it to wrap around branches and pull leaves from trees to eat. They are also purple in color, and they can use it to pick their noses! Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 25, 2026 08:53 PM (XeU6L) I could hear Barry White in the background. Posted by: Eromero at February 25, 2026 08:55 PM (LHPAg) 181
One of the free streaming services runs a Johnny Carson/Tonight Show channel 24/7. Posted by: SpeakingOf https://t.ly/Sr3za Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 25, 2026 08:55 PM (Cqx++) 182
Carla Angola TV@carlaangola . 3h
Marco Rubio, Blunt! Stop hearing the noise for a moment and let's focus on this. Delcy and her cartel are NOT the legitimate authorities. Venezuela will have legitimate authorities and will be able to be a reliable partner of the US and the Caribbean, after passing the stabilization stage, the reconstruction stage and then the transition stage. Delcy Eloína has a peremptory role, in case we have any doubts. ------- >no cross reference https://tinyurl.com/ms4x3x4s Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 08:55 PM (j9zxt) 183
172 Mexico is pretty low on my list of exotic places to visit.
Posted by: Pug Mahon What? You don't want to experience the Sam Peckinpah vacation package? Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 25, 2026 08:56 PM (sAmhv) 184
The Trojan Horse had nothing on the Kenyan Giraffe in the war on Somalia.
Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 25, 2026 08:57 PM (gVUi7) 185
A giraffes tongue can measure 20 inches in length
This allows it to wrap around branches and pull leaves from trees to eat. They are also purple in color, and they can use it to pick their noses! Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at February 25, 2026 08:53 PM The Paolo is, how you say, impressed. Posted by: Paolo at February 25, 2026 08:57 PM (0sNs1) 186
I already have plenty of experience with Mexico here in the US, I don't need to pay extra to go and experience it there.
Posted by: runner at February 25, 2026 08:58 PM (/M/4v) 187
Our local zoo has giraffes, and has a viewing station at their head level. Sometimes they let the kids by hunks of leaf lettuce for a dollar and feed it to the giraffes - those tongues are amazing! Not just the color, but the way they can wrap them around whatever they want and pull it out of your hand.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 25, 2026 09:00 PM (k/Sbk) 188
“The United States Air Force trained Major Brown to be an elite fighter pilot and entrusted him with the defense of our Nation. He now stands charged with training Chinese military pilots,” Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Eisenberg said in the Wednesday DOJ release.
Posted by: Mark1971 at February 25, 2026 08:48 PM (CNl8/) I start with the assumption everything the FBI says is a lie. It's possible the Major has committed a crime, related to his military service. But I'm gonna need something more than just the Feebers saying he did. Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:01 PM (cMwHA) 189
Major Brown should be shot. After a tribunal of course.
Posted by: runner at February 25, 2026 09:02 PM (/M/4v) 190
selling out to the Chicoms is worse than selling out to the Russians, Chicoms is the real and credible threat.
Posted by: runner at February 25, 2026 09:04 PM (/M/4v) 191
This is Ground Control to Major Brown
You’ve really made the grade Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 25, 2026 09:04 PM (nDXEV) 192
I start with the assumption everything the FBI says is a lie.
Yeah I don't think we can trust them in general, but sometimes they have truth in their reports Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 09:05 PM (PYyV9) 193
Chicoms probably pay better than the Russians. Maybe it was the hookers.
Posted by: runner at February 25, 2026 09:07 PM (/M/4v) 194
I start with the assumption everything the FBI says is a lie.
--------- Yeah I don't think we can trust them in general, but sometimes they have truth in their reports Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 09:05 PM (PYyV9) I really have no idea what the law is, regarding former military personnel, and foreign governments. The guy retired in 1996 though. If he broke a law, how much damage can he have done though, training Chinese pilots? If he's giving them training on 1996 planes, maybe it's a good thing he was teaching the Chinamen on old skill sets and tactics. Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:08 PM (gczS8) 195
I’ve been to Mexico before the cartels took over everything and it was a pretty amazing place, some things there I liked better than here. We think of Mexico as leaning socialist because the government always sucks; but in many ways that was the most free market / libertarian society I’ve ever been in.
I’d say that the marvel of Mexico, and also the curse of Mexico, is that they have a lot of rules - but nobody in that society, from top to bottom, gives a shit about following any rules. Posted by: Tom Servo at February 25, 2026 09:11 PM (k/Sbk) 196
“The United States Air Force trained Major Brown to be an elite fighter pilot and entrusted him with the defense of our Nation. He now stands charged with training Chinese military pilots,” Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Eisenberg said in the Wednesday DOJ release.
Posted by: Mark1971 at February 25, 2026 08:48 PM (CNl8/) I start with the assumption everything the FBI says is a lie. It's possible the Major has committed a crime, related to his military service. But I'm gonna need something more than just the Feebers saying he did. Posted by: BurtTC === Congress has not declared war against Chyna so there can be no crime. Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 25, 2026 09:11 PM (/lPRQ) 197
>>Yeah I don't think we can trust them in general, but sometimes they have truth in their reports
The FBI also announced today that they fired 10 agents for spying on Kash Patel and Susie Wiles including while Wiles was Trump's campaign manager. That should be pretty easy to verify. Posted by: JackStraw at February 25, 2026 09:11 PM (viF8m) 198
I don't know the laws but I would not be surprised if there were some kind of nondisclosure type rule when you retire from at least some jobs in the military and you cannot go train a hostile nation in your specialty.
I know for certain intel stuff is blacked out, my friend worked in Air Force intel still can't talk about a lot of what he did. Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 09:12 PM (PYyV9) 199
Mexico is pretty low on my list of exotic places to visit.
Posted by: Pug Mahon What? You don't want to experience the Sam Peckinpah vacation package? Posted by: Puddleglum, cheer up for the worst is yet to come at February 25, 2026 08:56 PM (sAmhv) Nonsense. Everyone should beheading down to Mexico. Posted by: Gamers at February 25, 2026 09:12 PM (sn5xH) 200
I really have no idea what the law is, regarding former military personnel, and foreign governments. The guy retired in 1996 though. If he broke a law, how much damage can he have done though, training Chinese pilots?
If he's giving them training on 1996 planes, maybe it's a good thing he was teaching the Chinamen on old skill sets and tactics. Posted by: BurtTC Maybe acting as a Flight Instructor without a proper license? Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 25, 2026 09:13 PM (/lPRQ) 201
Major Brown should be shot. After a tribunal of course.
Posted by: runner at February 25, 2026 09:02 PM (/M/4v) Strapped to a drone and blasted by an A-10. Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 25, 2026 09:13 PM (snZF9) 202
The FBI also announced today that they fired 10 agents for spying on Kash Patel and Susie Wiles including while Wiles was Trump's campaign manager. That should be pretty easy to verify.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 25, 2026 09:11 PM (viF8m) It took them a year to get around to doing that? Posted by: Tom Servo at February 25, 2026 09:13 PM (k/Sbk) Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 09:13 PM (j9zxt) 204
Sparring by male giraffes has been commonly reported since its first description in 1958...
I keep puzzling over that oddly written sentence. Giraffes have been around for 8 million years and nobody ever described this behavior until 1958? Did they not start this behavior until the 1950s? Is rock-n-roll to blame? I have so many questions. Posted by: Delurker at February 25, 2026 07:19 PM (gtcuf) Modern scientists think everything is in some journal. Male mammals establishing a pecking order is universal. Posted by: Oldcat at February 25, 2026 09:13 PM (8avO+) 205
I’m glad I went to Mexico before the cartels went crazy . They used to be low profile so not to get heat.
Cabo and Cancun were both a great vacation. Posted by: Opinion fact at February 25, 2026 09:14 PM (4hjRS) 206
People are stupid going to Mexico.
Posted by: runner at February 25, 2026 09:14 PM (/M/4v) 207
>>It took them a year to get around to doing that?
Well it might have taken a little time to find out. I doubt the agents who did the spying rushed to tell Kash that had been spying on him. Illegally. Posted by: JackStraw at February 25, 2026 09:15 PM (viF8m) 208
>>>I start with the assumption everything the FBI says is a lie.
--------- Yeah I don't think we can trust them in general, but sometimes they have truth in their reports >Best encounter I ever had with the FBI is when an agent thought he could trespass on our property to get around to the back door of our neighbor. The resident heeler put a canine stamp on his calf and the dude cried like a little bitch. He threatened to shoot my dog. Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 25, 2026 09:15 PM (gVUi7) 209
Congress has not declared war against Chyna so there can be no crime.
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 25, 2026 09:11 PM (/lPRQ) I'm wondering if a guy who retired in 1996, could possibly cause more damage than all the scientists and military personnel who were sharing germ warfare research and tech with Chi Nah, only to have all that stuff leak (Oops!) out of a Chi Nah lab, causing a worldwide pandemic. The latter seems a lot worse. Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:16 PM (gczS8) 210
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'I have a couple of 17-18 year old cats.' I have a 19 year old cat and she only shows her age a little. I'm partial to her because I'm her favorite of our family. Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 25, 2026 09:16 PM (fd80v) 211
The only way I would go to mexico is in a Deathstar. Fuck that place.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 25, 2026 09:16 PM (snZF9) 212
Muhammad liked cats and hated dogs. Just saying.
Posted by: runner at February 25, 2026 09:17 PM (/M/4v) 213
The FBI also announced today that they fired 10 agents for spying on Kash Patel and Susie Wiles including while Wiles was Trump's campaign manager. That should be pretty easy to verify.
Posted by: JackStraw I think the 'case' they were investigating was Trump stealing 'secret mumble mumble stuff' stuff when he was President but was not cleared to look at.... Whatever, FBI was spying on a bunch of people that were not affiliated with Trump then but just happened to be working with him afterwards on the campaign. Yet again, Watergate on steroids. Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 25, 2026 09:17 PM (/lPRQ) 214
I keep puzzling over that oddly written sentence. Giraffes have been around for 8 million years and nobody ever described this behavior until 1958? Did they not start this behavior until the 1950s? Is rock-n-roll to blame? I have so many questions.
Posted by: Delurker at February 25, 2026 07:19 PM (gtcuf) It had been described, but nobody here knew how to translate “Ooga! Oogo Mbongo buka buka!” Posted by: Tom Servo at February 25, 2026 09:17 PM (k/Sbk) 215
The only way I would go to mexico is in a Deathstar. Fuck that place.
Posted by: Berserker-Dragonheads Division at February 25, 2026 09:16 PM (snZF9) I hear you. Posted by: runner at February 25, 2026 09:18 PM (/M/4v) 216
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'Who doesn't like old cigarette tobacco mixed with ammonia? Do your farts smell like Roses? Violets?' My farts don't. But I feel a certain grim pride when they smell particularly bad. Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 25, 2026 09:18 PM (fd80v) 217
Maybe acting as a Flight Instructor without a proper license?
Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 25, 2026 09:13 PM (/lPRQ) I got a speeding ticket the other day. I can pay the fine or do defensive driving school. Maybe they can send him to "Don't Train Chi Nah Pilots" School. Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:18 PM (gczS8) 218
New York Post@nypost . 40m
FIFA president fully confident Mexico will still be World Cup host dismiss cartel chaos Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 09:18 PM (j9zxt) 219
The FBI also announced today that they fired 10 agents for spying on Kash Patel and Susie Wiles including while Wiles was Trump's campaign manager. That should be pretty easy to verify.
Posted by: JackStraw at February 25, 2026 09:11 PM (viF8m) It took them a year to get around to doing that? Posted by: Tom Servo File was left on Blondie's desk. Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 25, 2026 09:18 PM (/lPRQ) 220
Fucking Mexico.
Posted by: Jesse Pinkman at February 25, 2026 09:19 PM (Q+gd/) 221
What gives me some sympathy for that pilot is that every Arab Air Force in the Middle East has been trained by US pilots.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 25, 2026 09:20 PM (k/Sbk) 222
>>I think the 'case' they were investigating was Trump stealing 'secret mumble mumble stuff' stuff when he was President but was not cleared to look at....
The claim is the FBI was investigating as part of Jack Smith's corrupt investigation. Lot of new about Jack Smith lately. Posted by: JackStraw at February 25, 2026 09:21 PM (viF8m) 223
FIFA president fully confident Mexico will still be World Cup host dismiss cartel chaos
FIFA will do whatever they get paid to. its not about the game, its not about the players, its about the Euros. Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 09:21 PM (PYyV9) 224
Doesn't the USAF have its own intel?
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 09:13 PM (j9zxt) Everybody has their own intel service. I'm sure the National Forest Service has spies. In case someone tries to steal a tree. Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:21 PM (gczS8) 225
FIFA president fully confident Mexico will still be World Cup host dismiss cartel chaos
Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 09:18 PM (j9zxt) But a professional German soccer team cancelled exhibition matches in Minneapolis because of the ICE protests. Posted by: Opinion fact at February 25, 2026 09:21 PM (4hjRS) 226
What gives me some sympathy for that pilot is that every Arab Air Force in the Middle East has been trained by US pilots.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 25, 2026 09:20 PM (k/Sbk) arabs suck at everything, including piloting; getting "trained" in the US is a badge of some sort, like getting the most expensive falcon or a horse. but they can't really fly. Posted by: runner at February 25, 2026 09:22 PM (/M/4v) 227
So the giraffes are now out of control as well as the bears. Great. We might not live through this.
Posted by: Extermination delivered in longnecks at February 25, 2026 09:22 PM (TbWk/) 228
What gives me some sympathy for that pilot is that every Arab Air Force in the Middle East has been trained by US pilots.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 25, 2026 09:20 PM (k/Sbk When you sell them the airplanes it’s kind of necessary. Posted by: Opinion fact at February 25, 2026 09:23 PM (4hjRS) 229
What gives me some sympathy for that pilot is that every Arab Air Force in the Middle East has been trained by US pilots.
Posted by: Tom Servo at February 25, 2026 09:20 PM (k/Sbk) We trained Al Qaeda on damn near every terrorist tactic they know. Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:23 PM (gczS8) 230
When you sell them the airplanes it’s kind of necessary.
Posted by: Opinion fact at February 25, 2026 09:23 PM (4hjRS) We also tend to give them 1996 era tech. None of the good stuff. Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:24 PM (gczS8) 231
We trained Al Qaeda on damn near every terrorist tactic they know.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:23 PM (gczS What the hell are you talking about? Posted by: Opinion fact at February 25, 2026 09:24 PM (4hjRS) 232
We also tend to give them 1996 era tech.
Yeah but then that means that our guys have to shoot down F-15s Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 09:28 PM (PYyV9) 233
Cat is almost 14yo. Still rough n tough but stays indoors more often when it's really cold out. The big lump...
Posted by: JQ at February 25, 2026 09:28 PM (rdVOm) Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher at February 25, 2026 09:29 PM (/lPRQ) 235
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'We trained Al Qaeda on damn near every terrorist tactic they know.' 'What the hell are you talking about?' Sometimes he just blurts out whatever sounds good in his head. Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 25, 2026 09:31 PM (fd80v) 236
My farts don't. But I feel a certain grim pride when they smell particularly bad.
Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 25, 2026 09:18 PM Who among us doesn't? Posted by: Eric Swalwell, the next Governor of California at February 25, 2026 09:31 PM (0sNs1) 237
Oldest son runs the US Forest Service office here. Stealing a tree, lol, would be the least thing they are concerned about. I'm sure lots of ya'll have seen stuff people do in our forest. He has horror stories. The worst thing is people starting fires when it is dry. Last year they had to close down a favorite lake for visitors because people were shitting in it and it reached hazardous health limits. Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 09:31 PM (3ek7K) 238
We trained Al Qaeda on damn near every terrorist tactic they know.
Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:23 PM (gczS What the hell are you talking about? Posted by: Opinion fact at February 25, 2026 09:24 PM (4hjRS) There's this really good documentary. Called Rambo 3. You should watch it. Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:32 PM (nha4a) 239
Yeah but then that means that our guys have to shoot down F-15s
Posted by: Christopher R Taylor at February 25, 2026 09:28 PM (PYyV9) I'm sure we know how. Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:33 PM (nha4a) Posted by: clarence at February 25, 2026 09:34 PM (iIAkP) 241
Oldest son runs the US Forest Service office here.
Stealing a tree, lol, would be the least thing they are concerned about. I'm sure lots of ya'll have seen stuff people do in our forest. He has horror stories. The worst thing is people starting fires when it is dry. Last year they had to close down a favorite lake for visitors because people were shitting in it and it reached hazardous health limits. Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 09:31 PM (3ek7K) I know folks who own rural property in the Mark Twain National Forest in Missouri. Met labs are... a problem. Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:35 PM (nha4a) 242
I know folks who own rural property in the Mark Twain National Forest in Missouri.
Met labs are... a problem. Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:35 PM (nha4a) Heh, not Met labs. The Mets could probably benefit from more meth. Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:35 PM (nha4a) 243
'What the hell are you talking about?'
Sometimes he just blurts out whatever sounds good in his head. Posted by: Dr. Claw at February 25, 2026 09:31 PM (fd80v) Al Queda ran the poppy fields in Afghanistan. The US Institute of Peace decided it would be to destabilizing to destroy the crops in the fields. They were using the income from the opium to buy weapons. How do you think they got the opium out of country to market, and do you ever wonder who paid them? Posted by: Kindltot at February 25, 2026 09:37 PM (rbvCR) 244
BurtTC, Yessir, those and people growing pot. It's not an easy job for Forest Service employees. They don't walk around with Smokey the Bear hats, lol. I never knew how much was involved with trying to keep our forests safe until son started working for the Forest Service. Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 09:37 PM (3ek7K) 245
>>He has horror stories. The worst thing is people starting fires when it is dry.
Last year they had to close down a favorite lake for visitors because people were shitting in it and it reached hazardous health limits. Ugh, awful! In Denver we had a DA (through last year) whose husband is a known firebug. Alleged to have started many fires, but he's always manages to escape any serious punishment. Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 09:38 PM (tj6OY) 246
233 We also tend to give them 1996 era tech.
Yeah but then that means that our guys have to shoot down F-15s Posted by: Christopher R Taylor In a lot of Middle East countries, US techs service the planes and maintain stores for them as well. Middle Eastern countries, aside from Israel, usually have a problem with NCOs and enlisted being treated like crap, even the technical jobs, and officers mainly viewing their roles as political and social leaders far above their enlisted. They lack force cohesion as a result. Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 09:38 PM (E4rtv) 247
Lizzy, yep, it is difficult so catch the firebugs. They start the fires and escape before the fire is obvious. Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 09:40 PM (3ek7K) 248
>>Yessir, those and people growing pot.
Saw a Game Warden, Tony Latham, interviewed by Joe Rogan years ago - a lot of stories!! He wrote a book: Behind the Thin Green Line. Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 09:41 PM (tj6OY) 249
It's not an easy job for Forest Service employees. They don't walk around with Smokey the Bear hats, lol.
I never knew how much was involved with trying to keep our forests safe until son started working for the Forest Service. Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 09:37 PM (3ek7K) Yeah, you are right. I just said Forest Service because I thought it sounded funny to say they have their own intel unit. They should! There are other departments in the gov though, that probably have no damn good reason, and still do. Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:41 PM (nha4a) 250
So, when you see something going on in a forest you are visiting don't hesitate to report it to the employees. Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 09:42 PM (3ek7K) 251
235 FBI Raids Home of Alberto Carvalho
Unlike other FBI actions, this one is solid. Posted by: Itinerant Alley Butcher Guy was previously over Miami Dade and his initiative was to stop the 'school to prison' pipeline and restorative justice crap. Young Trayvon went through that program and the Stoneman school shootup occurred under his watch as well involved in the same damn program. Thorough piece of crap 'educator' and typical of how these pieces of shit float from one disaster at a major school system to another with no consequences but increased salaries. Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 09:42 PM (E4rtv) 252
yep, it is difficult so catch the firebugs. They start the fires and escape before the fire is obvious.
Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 09:40 PM (3ek7K) then you got the assholes who toss cigarette butts out the window when driving. I see a lot of small brush fires where you can spot the point of ignition, right on the side of the road. idiots. Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at February 25, 2026 09:43 PM (0aYVJ) 253
Al Queda ran the poppy fields in Afghanistan. The US Institute of Peace decided it would be to destabilizing to destroy the crops in the fields.
They were using the income from the opium to buy weapons. How do you think they got the opium out of country to market, and do you ever wonder who paid them? Posted by: Kindltot at February 25, 2026 09:37 PM (rbvCR) Even when the American government has the best of intentions, their efforts have a tendency to backfire. One of the more common occurrences is training "insurgents" in lands where we think they'll be good at picking off our enemies at the time. Eventually they turn their tactics on us. Al Qaeda is just one of our more embarrassing examples. Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:43 PM (nha4a) 254
BurtTC, My comment wasn't a slam against you for bringing that up. I'm glad you did because people need reminding of the dangers out there, not just wildlife but crazy mfers. Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 09:44 PM (3ek7K) 255
So, when you see something going on in a forest you are visiting don't hesitate to report it to the employees.
Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 09:42 PM (3ek7K) Indeed. And probably best not to get too close, investigating it yourself. People can and do disappear that way. Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:45 PM (nha4a) 256
If I were the King of the forest, there wouldn't be no meth labs or fire bugs. No way, no how. No fucking giraffes either.
Posted by: The Cowardly Lion at February 25, 2026 09:46 PM (Q+gd/) 257
BurtTC,
My comment wasn't a slam against you for bringing that up. I'm glad you did because people need reminding of the dangers out there, not just wildlife but crazy mfers. Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 09:44 PM (3ek7K) Of course! I understand completely. I was just being silly about the whole "intel" service for fed agencies, and couldn't think of anyone else. Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:46 PM (nha4a) 258
No fucking giraffes either.
Posted by: The Cowardly Lion at February 25, 2026 09:46 PM (Q+gd/) How are we supposed to get new giraffes then? Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:47 PM (nha4a) 259
I know folks who own rural property in the Mark Twain National Forest in Missouri.
Met labs are... a problem. Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:35 PM (nha4a) I know, right?? Posted by: Nerdeen Kiswani, Islam >>> NYC dogs at February 25, 2026 09:49 PM (Sy6m/) 260
>>If I were the King of the forest, there wouldn't be no meth labs or fire bugs. No way, no how. No fucking giraffes either.
Arson is one of those things that should have the harshest punishment available. The destruction can be unbelievable (as we've seen throughout the West), and it has been a known form of terrorism in the ME. Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 09:50 PM (tj6OY) 261
One of the coolest jobs one of my son's employees have is going up into the hills to feed the horses. Last summer some family opened a gate to enter where the horses were and failed to close the gate when they left. One of the horses exited the gate and hot a hoof caught in the animal grid. Son was heartbroken because he had to go up there and shot the horse. There was no way to save the horse. Posted by: four seasons at February 25, 2026 09:50 PM (3ek7K) 262
How are we supposed to get new giraffes then?
Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 09:47 PM (nha4a) The usual way is mitosis. It is messy, but it far more successful than budding. Posted by: Kindltot at February 25, 2026 09:51 PM (rbvCR) 263
How are we supposed to get new giraffes then?
Posted by: BurtTC The usual way is mitosis. It is messy, but it far more successful than budding. Posted by: Kindltot I thought those were really small horns. They're actually giraffe buds? Posted by: mikeski at February 25, 2026 09:54 PM (VHUov) 264
It's about that time again. Pay your cafe tab and be ready to move on.
Posted by: mindful webworker - moovin on at February 25, 2026 09:59 PM (rlEvI) 265
Really tall turkey basters.
Posted by: Just the punchline at February 25, 2026 10:00 PM (2Ez/1) 266
The usual way is mitosis. It is messy, but it far more successful than budding.
Posted by: Kindltot I thought those were really small horns. They're actually giraffe buds? Posted by: mikeski at February 25, 2026 09:54 PM (VHUov) That probably works better than the usual way. Baby giraffes have to fall about 8' at birth. I'm sure the casualty rate is very high. Even if there weren't lions and hyaenas everywhere waiting for them to bloom. Posted by: BurtTC at February 25, 2026 10:00 PM (WjwD7) 267
then you got the assholes who toss cigarette butts out the window when driving. I see a lot of small brush fires where you can spot the point of ignition, right on the side of the road. idiots.
Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at February 25, 2026 09:43 PM (0aYVJ) ---------- We frequently find cigarette butts on our property off a relatively busy neighborhood thoroughfare -- which is really annoying as we live in an area susceptible to wildfires. The most frequent cause of wildfires in Northern AZ are idiots pulling trailers and dragging their chains. They will start a chain of several wildfires along the major roads up here ... Posted by: ShainS -- Algorithmic Racist, Semantic Ablationist, and Systematic Lobotomist at February 25, 2026 10:01 PM (wGSOc) 268
Emerald Robinson @Emerald Robinson .6h
First, Trump took down Maduro in Venezuela. Then he ordered a blockade on Cuba. Then he canceled China's control of Panama Canal. Then he hit the biggest drug poster in Mexico. Trump's rolling up the entire network in our hemisphere. Donroe --- Read that the Panamanian govt voted out the sale control of the canal to Blackrock and Maersk will take the agreement, Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 10:01 PM (j9zxt) 269
Mood - the stars at night, are big and bright…
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 25, 2026 10:05 PM (ZVgZ4) 270
TRex ONT up!
Posted by: SciVo at February 25, 2026 10:06 PM (Sy6m/) 271
Mood?! NOOD!
Posted by: NemoMeImpuneLacessit at February 25, 2026 10:06 PM (ZVgZ4) 272
But I feel a certain grim pride when they smell particularly bad.
Posted by: Dr. Claw A healthy dose of Tabasco Scorpion sauce, shall we say, yields a bouquet more underworldly than floral. Posted by: Drink Like Vikings at February 25, 2026 10:06 PM (A3+q6) Quick HitsOutstanding: One of the women who was terrorized, along with her children, by Don Lemon and his femcel/incel antifa pals is suing him for intentional infliction of emotional distress. And unlike the last time he committed Gay Crotch Battery on an innocent victim, he doesn't have CNN's malpractice insurance backing him up and paying the victim off.[TMZ:] A woman who claims to have been attending service during the Minnesota church protest covered by Don Lemon last month is now suing Lemon and other protesters, saying she suffered severe emotional distress as a result of the incident. In court documents, obtained by TMZ, Ann Doucette claims she was attending a worship service at The Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, on January 18 ... when she alleges Don and others "unlawfully interfered" with her ability to "freely exercise her religion in a private place of worship." ... Doucette is suing for an unspecified amount, claiming she suffered "severe emotional distress, fear, anxiety, and trauma" as a result of the protesters' conduct. Doucette claims Don acted with the group of protesters, and that one protester admitted on social media to assisting Don with "logistics and local contacts in support of the operation."Gay communist Jihadi Theater Kid Zohran Mamdani's "low-cost state-run grocery stores" got a try-out as a private communist party gave the concept a test-run by opening a "free grocery store" pop-up. The "free grocery store" was exactly as you'd expect it to be. It wasn't a Mamdani Mart, but it was a good indication of what the socialist grocery stores that Comrade Mayor promised to bestow upon New York City will be like. Last week, the cryptocurrency outfit Polymarket opened, for five days only, what it billed as "New York's First Free Grocery Store." And so the triumph of socialism was on full display in the Big Apple, right? Well, socialism certainly was, but "triumph" wasn't exactly the word. Fox News reported Thursday that "in a busy stretch of restaurants and boutiques in the West Village, hundreds of New Yorkers queued up outside a pop-up shop offering free groceries." That's right: the first glory of socialism that New York's First Free Grocery Store brought to Gotham was long lines. As one of the last sclerotic rulers of the declining Soviet Union, Konstantin U. Chernenko told the Politburo in 1985: "Comrades, it is not unusual for one type of merchandise or another to disappear from shop counters, goods that are often the easiest to make and the most needed on a daily basis." ... And so in New York's First Free Grocery Store, the demand far outstripped the supply, and the lines were Soviet-length.... New York's First Free Grocery Store hit the wall of reality quite early in the day. One woman recounted: "I literally got here at 9:00 ... and basically what they said is that they ran out of tickets." A man said: "They told me that they ran out of tickets. I couldn't get no more food.... I couldn't get access to the store." A beleaguered security guard shouted just after 9 a.m.: "Let's go people, let's go. Go home. Do not linger, do not look, do not watch. Please go home." But ultimately, they will not. Aside from the gulags, the line is the most distinguishing feature of socialist life. If Mamdani holds true to his promise and opens his low-cost grocery stores, we will see all this again, and likely with greater intensity and hotter tempers. Socialism is beautiful, comrade!Democrats literally want no illegal aliens deported, ever. "A Tough Immigration Case," Byron York (a good reporter) writes. But is it? Democrats think so. York points out they're leaving out most of the story. A TOUGH IMMIGRATION CASE. Two U.S. senators and two members of the House from Arizona are pressing the Trump administration to intervene in the deportation case of a restaurant owner in the Phoenix area. As sometimes happens in these stories, there has been a lot of heart-tugging rhetoric. But sometimes a heart-tugging story is not exactly what it seems. ... Now she is fighting deportation. She has on her side Sens. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and Reps. Greg Stanton (D-AZ) and Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ). Last September, when she was in detention, the lawmakers wrote to President Donald Trump asking that he release her. ... So why was Yu held? She was held because there is more to her story than the Democratic lawmakers said. The following is from a number of news reports on Yu's case. After entering illegally with the aid of a human smuggler in 2004, Yu applied for asylum in the U.S. on the basis of her desire to escape China's one-child policy. In 2005, she was denied asylum and given a final order of removal by an immigration judge. That indicates that Yu was given full due process and should have left the country voluntarily or been deported at that time. But Yu did not leave, and she was not deported. The news reports say that Yu appealed her order of removal several years later, in 2013, and lost. She appealed the order again in 2016 and lost again. Still, more legal process did not change her status. In October 2024, when Joe Biden, not Donald Trump, was president, ICE arrested Yu and sent her to a detention center in Prairieland, Texas. In January 2025, Yu, still in detention, married U.S. citizen Aldo Urquiza, with whom she worked at her restaurant... So what to make of all this? First of all, U.S. authorities should have deported Yu two decades ago, when her asylum claim was denied and she received a final order of removal. Failing that, they should have deported her 10 years ago, when she lost two appeals of that order of removal. But the authorities did not act on either occasion. ... On the other hand, can anyone deny that Yu has treated U.S. immigration law with contempt for more than twenty years? First, she crossed illegally into the U.S. Then, having been denied asylum, she defied a final order of removal. Then, in 2013, she defied the loss of her appeal of that removal order. Then, in 2016, she defied another loss in another appeal of that removal order. Finally, in custody and with removal looming, she married a U.S. citizen, who immediately began petitioning authorities that his immigrant wife should not be deported. ... So Yu has options. They are not the options she wants right now, but if nothing else, her case proves there can be a price for defying American law for more than two decades.
@StephenM The most debunked Dem lie. According to the WaP/NYT, Martha's Vineyard would be more idyllic if they mass absorbed illegals from failed, violent nations. Third world migration bring third world crime & third world conditions. There's a reason no reporters live in migrant housing. Comments(Jump to bottom of comments)1
Hiyo
Posted by: Accomack at February 25, 2026 06:02 PM (T8bqm) 2
I never said that is a lib's favorite lie.
Posted by: ... at February 25, 2026 06:03 PM (E0p3T) Posted by: fourseasons at February 25, 2026 06:03 PM (3ek7K) Posted by: ... at February 25, 2026 06:04 PM (E0p3T) 5
You cross the border without authorization, you commit a crime. Done.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 25, 2026 06:06 PM (hJH5n) 6
I never said that is a lib's favorite lie.
Posted by: ... at February 25, 2026 06:03 PM (E0p3T) --- Too bad for them we live in a panopticon where there every utterance is captured for posterity. Now with AI, deep fakes can show them saying anything. Who are we to believe? Them or lying AI? Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2026 06:07 PM (ESVrU) 7
Hello, Horde! 😊♥️
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, Texas, AoSHQ's Plucky Wee One - Eat the Cheesecake, Buy the Yarn. at February 25, 2026 06:07 PM (SRRAx) 8
Where did she get the money to open restaurants? Our tax money? Show up and demand free meals since I'm sure you paid for them. Posted by: fourseasons at February 25, 2026 06:07 PM (3ek7K) 9
Democrats literally want no illegal aliens deported, ever.
------- Unless they vote Republican. Republicans they either want deported, in prison, or dead. Preferably all three. Posted by: ... at February 25, 2026 06:07 PM (E0p3T) 10
Another favorite Dem lie is 'due diligence' for these illegals. If they have an order to deport, they already received their due diligence. Leave already, and don't come back.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 25, 2026 06:08 PM (Dv3i1) 11
Ironic that a ‘free’ grocery store was sponsored by a company in a predatory gambling industry that hurts the poor far more than the rich. ‘Here’s your free bag of cheap groceries. Now place your $500 loser bets now!’
Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 25, 2026 06:08 PM (s32T4) 12
It's telling that the Rep and Sen from AZ will not lift a finger for US citizens, but they will FIGHT and they will DIE for literally any other nation's citizens when they come here in violation of our laws.
Posted by: Cow Demon at February 25, 2026 06:08 PM (hJH5n) 13
Deport her. We have enough chinese chefs turning out general tso chicken.
Posted by: Eromero at February 25, 2026 06:08 PM (LHPAg) 14
Shaka, when the walls fell.
Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 25, 2026 06:09 PM (nDXEV) 15
From the Fox News article:
Another local, Michael, told Fox News Digital: "I've seen a mix of things, like security needs to work on their presentation, dealing with the customers who are of florid backgrounds… because they don't have the customer service expertise." Michael set up a chair outside the grocery store, and watched shoppers file in and out of the shop all morning, but was not positioned in line. He told Fox News Digital that he only had three cups of soup left in his cupboard but was doubtful there would be enough groceries left at The Polymarket at the end of the day for him to stock up his pantry. They deserve the socialism they wanted good and hard. Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 25, 2026 06:09 PM (6ydKt) 16
Not a defense of Mamdani but I don't think he proposed opening " free" grocery stores. Just city run shit holes staffed by Somolies, bleeding graft money from the tax payer wallets.
Posted by: Max Power at February 25, 2026 06:09 PM (Hucnr) Posted by: ... at February 25, 2026 06:09 PM (E0p3T) 18
New York's First Free Grocery Store hit the wall of reality quite early in the day. One woman recounted: "I literally got here at 9:00 ... and basically what they said is that they ran out of tickets." A man said: "They told me that they ran out of tickets. I couldn't get no more food.... I couldn't get access to the store." A beleaguered security guard shouted just after 9 a.m.: "Let's go people, let's go. Go home. Do not linger, do not look, do not watch. Please go home." But ultimately, they will not. Aside from the gulags, the line is the most distinguishing feature of socialist life.
LOL. LMAO, even. Gosh, if only schools taught history, they would have know that this is way it would be. Posted by: Idaho at February 25, 2026 06:09 PM (a+4eV) 19
10 Another favorite Dem lie is 'due diligence' for these illegals. If they have an order to deport, they already received their due diligence. Leave already, and don't come back.
Posted by: Chuck Martel at February 25, 2026 06:08 PM (Dv3i1) Well, due process anyway. If you cross the border illegally you don't care about due process, which you get at the PoE. Posted by: Cow Demon at February 25, 2026 06:10 PM (hJH5n) 20
What has Dollar Tree Lex Luthor (D-AZ) and his ilk done to warrant any goodwill from Trump over this asylum case? Uh, nothing.
Eff off, chromedome! And my suggestion to Yu: you should have opened your restaurant in California, where you would probably still be living the good, illegal life. Posted by: Curly Shuffle at February 25, 2026 06:11 PM (5yDGQ) 21
Yu's off first.
Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 25, 2026 06:13 PM (Cqx++) 22
I’ll bet there’s even more to Yu’s case. There always is.
Note she claimed asylum on the basis of China’s one-child policy. A basis that would apply to almost anyone in China. Well over a billion people. Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 25, 2026 06:14 PM (s32T4) 23
We have lots of church run food banks. The lines are long. Tickets are common. I have my doubts about the churches buying the food from tithes.
Posted by: Accomack at February 25, 2026 06:14 PM (T8bqm) 24
I'm so tired of this stupid game. The only reason Democrats care about illegals is for census and voting reasons. That's it, that's the entire issue and we all know it.
I have no sympathy for any of them. If you came here illegally get the fuck out. You are not welcome here and I don't give a damn about your sob story nor do I care about mentally ill leftists protesting against ICE. So many of our problems could be solved or greatly reduced if we weren't overrun with illegals including much fewer Democrat politicians in places of power. Posted by: JackStraw at February 25, 2026 06:15 PM (viF8m) 25
I hope thecwoman wins but it will go through a Marxist Judge
Posted by: Skip at February 25, 2026 06:16 PM (Ia/+0) 26
Oh, so cute! Always nice smiling pics of illegals hugging their fake spouses. That Irish lout did the same thing.
Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 25, 2026 06:16 PM (s32T4) 27
Send Kelly Yu to Detroit!
Posted by: Dr. Klahn at February 25, 2026 06:16 PM (Ksqrb) Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 06:16 PM (j9zxt) 29
A Boy Scout troop converted one of those free newspaper stands - the kind you can open to get a free local paper back when print ads where a thing - into a mini free pantry.
People put food in, others take food. No lines Doesn't run out Posted by: vmom deport deport deport at February 25, 2026 06:17 PM (vfth7) 30
What I want to know is, Who is the redhead reporter in the red dress?
Posted by: Wolfus Aurelius, Dreaming of Elsewhere at February 25, 2026 06:17 PM (wzUl9) 31
@23 re: church food banks-- the episcopal church I left was involved in the episcopal migrant ministry thing, with 95% of it being federal funds, and giving out massive amounts of food delivered in large trucks. "Partnering with the government," the priest proudly called it. I strongly suspect the church was also paying its bills with some of that federal money, since the congregation had dwindled so badly.
Posted by: skywch at February 25, 2026 06:19 PM (uqhmb) 32
"Comrades, it is not unusual for one type of merchandise or another to disappear from shop counters, goods that are often the easiest to make and the most needed on a daily basis."
Yeah, that's why they call them bread lines. Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 06:19 PM (j9zxt) 33
OK, so she fled China over their one child policy...
Which was rescinded 11 years ago. How many Kids does she have? I bet the answer is... none... Posted by: Romeo13 at February 25, 2026 06:20 PM (mP0Kj) 34
Why is the Yu woman back home, instead of deported? Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at February 25, 2026 06:21 PM (VWtfl) 35
Gosh, if only schools taught history, they would have know that this is way it would be.
Posted by: Idaho >>> Big Three News burned all their 1958 Soviet footage of the empty shelves and bread lines. Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 06:22 PM (j9zxt) 36
14 Shaka, when the walls fell.
Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 25, 2026 06:09 PM (nDXEV) Jack Nicholson nodding and smiling Posted by: Mark Andrew Edwards, buy ammo at February 25, 2026 06:22 PM (xcxpd) 37
The US shouldn't recognize her marriage as legal either. Send her Hispanic "husband" along with her to China. If it's true love, he'll be happy about that, right?
Posted by: pookysgirl wants the law to be enforced at February 25, 2026 06:23 PM (Wt5PA) 38
If Yu had married this convenient husband of hers three or four years ago the Biden admin proabably would have rubber-stamped her papers and she'd be good as gold.
Instead the woman said "Fuck that." around a half-dozen times over two decades and just thinks she's entitled to live here. Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 25, 2026 06:25 PM (6ydKt) 39
Finally, in custody and with removal looming, she married a U.S. citizen . . .
So, you're saying there's a chance? Posted by: Desperate Incel, asking for a friend at February 25, 2026 06:26 PM (q2NNn) 40
What is a pop-up shop? Is that like a kiosk?
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 06:26 PM (4NO2D) 41
Its Karl Marx No Borders, workers of the world unite
Posted by: Skip at February 25, 2026 06:27 PM (Ia/+0) 42
Well Omar is a dolt so she probably couldn't remember what she said. And she too stupid, or arrogant, to not realize that people might have a recording
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 25, 2026 06:28 PM (HYqoK) 43
What is a pop-up shop? Is that like a kiosk?
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 06:26 PM (4NO2D) A type of bodega, I think. Posted by: Not From There at February 25, 2026 06:28 PM (q2NNn) 44
The "free grocery store" will be full of empty shelves.
Posted by: dantesed at February 25, 2026 06:28 PM (Oy/m2) 45
Got to love it.
Posted by: Aetius451AD work phone at February 25, 2026 06:28 PM (zZu0s) 46
She said it.
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 06:29 PM (QScRl) 47
How in the hell does an illegal own apparently multiple restaurants? Does ANY city, state, or county actually *regulate* anything anymore these days?
Posted by: Crusader at February 25, 2026 06:29 PM (TN0g+) 48
Free groceries paid for by a private company as charity. Yeah, is that Mandami's plan?
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 25, 2026 06:29 PM (n5tGW) 49
40 What is a pop-up shop? Is that like a kiosk?
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 06:26 PM (4NO2D) Temporary establishment, usually some kind of promotional/marketing tool. Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 25, 2026 06:30 PM (6ydKt) Posted by: Crusader at February 25, 2026 06:30 PM (TN0g+) 51
I really want to know.
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 06:31 PM (QScRl) 52
What is a pop-up shop? Is that like a kiosk?
Posted by: toby928(c) Can be. It's just a temporary store/food stall mostly to promote a company or restaurant. It's an attempt to capture some media attention. Posted by: weft cut-loop at February 25, 2026 06:31 PM (diia5) 53
I am hopeful that these stories infuriate people, as I am, rather than the intended garnering of sympathy.
I hope American citizens are seeing the effort, the above-and-beyond, these illegals are getting from the Dems at the same time as they are shitting on Americans. When is the last time they fought this hard for an American citizen? When have they ever fought this hard to get Americans out of jail? When have they flown halfway around the world to visit Americans in prison? This is what they will do for them--but not for you. They could do that for you--they don't want to. Democrats are for them, not you. Posted by: People's Hippo Voice at February 25, 2026 06:31 PM (HXT0k) 54
Yu go home now. Yu been here 21 year!!
Posted by: Bang! Ding! Ow! at February 25, 2026 06:31 PM (oftw2) 55
THIRD BASE!
Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 06:31 PM (4NO2D) 56
I bet she got covid PP money too.
Posted by: Guy Mohawk at February 25, 2026 06:32 PM (n5tGW) 57
26 Oh, so cute! Always nice smiling pics of illegals hugging their fake spouses. That Irish lout did the same thing.
Posted by: Elric the Blade ======== No difference between these and the typical defense lawyer tricks that give photos to the media. And the lying media laps the lies up because lies are their stock in trade for narratives. Dindu nuffin my ass. Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 06:32 PM (E4rtv) 58
>>> Does ANY city, state, or county actually *regulate* anything anymore these days?
Posted by: Crusader --- They regulate everything. Regulate is another form of taxation. People from corrupt countries are more adept at dealing with regulators than the average Joe. Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 06:32 PM (j9zxt) 59
47 How in the hell does an illegal own apparently multiple restaurants? Does ANY city, state, or county actually *regulate* anything anymore these days?
Posted by: Crusader at February 25, 2026 06:29 PM (TN0g+) Some enterprising Young IRS agent should look into her tax records. Has to be using a fake Soc Sec Number... Posted by: Romeo13 at February 25, 2026 06:32 PM (mP0Kj) 60
I will personally consider it a failure of the Trump administration if Ilhan Omar isn't deported. Along with her "extended family."
Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 25, 2026 06:32 PM (jtM2q) 61
>>Well Omar is a dolt so she probably couldn't remember what she said. And she too stupid, or arrogant, to not realize that people might have a recording
"It's like Bananas and Rice". Posted by: garrett at February 25, 2026 06:33 PM (1Udfd) 62
Reporter chick is kinda hot.
Posted by: Dr. Pork Chops & Bacons at February 25, 2026 06:33 PM (g8Ew8) 63
Democrats are for them, not you.
Posted by: People's Hippo Voice Always have been historically. GOP types are for themselves mostly historically. Trump is trying the fix the GOP, the Dems just keep getting worse in their love of criminals. Posted by: whig at February 25, 2026 06:33 PM (E4rtv) 64
I think Tourettes dude is full of $hit.
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 06:34 PM (QScRl) 65
42 Well Omar is a dolt so she probably couldn't remember what she said. And she too stupid, or arrogant, to not realize that people might have a recording
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 25, 2026 06:28 PM (HYqoK) She's gotten away with some crazy stuff coming out of her mouth for a decade because she's A) Black B) Immigrant C) Female D) Part of the Squad E) A Democrat pushed by Democrat Media. She ain't worried a bit about facts, evidence or proof when CNN, MSNOW, NYT & WP will always cover for her and any criticism of her is always labeled 'racist misogyny'. Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 25, 2026 06:34 PM (6ydKt) Posted by: Crusader at February 25, 2026 06:35 PM (TN0g+) 67
Pop-Up Store? Like when we click Continue Reading?
Posted by: davidt at February 25, 2026 06:35 PM (Q+gd/) 68
Who is King Harv?
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 06:37 PM (QScRl) Posted by: Martini Farmer at February 25, 2026 06:37 PM (jtM2q) 70
We never miss a meal 'cause we love our cereal.
Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 25, 2026 06:37 PM (nDXEV) 71
How have Chinese in the last 10 years or so all allowed to leave China by the millions? People died trying decades ago, now everyone gets to walk out?
Posted by: Skip at February 25, 2026 06:38 PM (Ia/+0) 72
They probably never have sales.
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 06:38 PM (QScRl) 73
>>Some enterprising Young IRS agent should look into her tax records.
>>Has to be using a fake Soc Sec Number... In 2024 the Biden administration gave out 2 million social security numbers to "non-citizens". That was just 1 year. Posted by: JackStraw at February 25, 2026 06:38 PM (viF8m) 74
We are the Freakies.
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 06:39 PM (QScRl) 75
Where my EBT card at?
Posted by: LaQuisha at February 25, 2026 06:39 PM (2Ez/1) 76
Aetius451AD, increasing batch size generally decreases throughput.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 25, 2026 06:39 PM (0sNs1) 77
Yu been heya two decade - not all Yu can steal. Yu go now!
Posted by: Boswell at February 25, 2026 06:39 PM (j10i6) 78
We are the priests of the temples of Syrinx.
Posted by: The Priests of the Temples of Syrinx at February 25, 2026 06:40 PM (2DV5Q) 79
I am so happy that chinawoman Yu is allowed here! I and my girlfriends love to go there and she gives us so much food for so little as the slave labor in her kitchen sleeps in the back on the floor when not dodging the Nazi ICE patrols and help her keep her costs down, plus she gets EBT and other bennies to help pay for her restaurant's bills.
We love you Yu! Posted by: Karen Muddlumps, Local democrat scold and busybody at February 25, 2026 06:40 PM (Ksqrb) 80
A man who sells coffee. But that's not important right now.
Posted by: Airplane! at February 25, 2026 06:40 PM (2Ez/1) Posted by: fourseasons at February 25, 2026 06:41 PM (3ek7K) 82
Or is there something more?
Atomized, at the core. Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 25, 2026 06:41 PM (nDXEV) 83
The free grocery store is really just advertising for Polymarket. I'm assuming a lot of the people actually don't need to be in the line however greed is a thing. Doesn't appear to be any homeless people standing in line from first glance.
>Software engineer Luke McInerney, 31, of Manhattan, brought a folding chair and worked on his laptop as he waited for the grocery store to open. "I just think this is a quintessential New York experience,” he said. “Everyone out here in the cold together. There’s a camaraderie to it.” Tell me your a transplant without telling me you're a transplant You got a tiny bag you were allowed to fill. Most people only walked away with three maybe four items at the most oh and all of those people at the back of the line that waited hours? They got told too fuck off. A gambling company gives .00000000001 percent of their earnings back to the community they’re raping and calling it “giving back”. I’m not pessimistic person by any means, but we live in the fucking end times. Posted by: Intercepted Reddit Transmissions brought by the Intrepid AoS Liaison at February 25, 2026 06:41 PM (ycI94) 84
Nobody leaves China without making an understanding with the CCP.
Posted by: Accomack at February 25, 2026 06:42 PM (77Bgk) 85
42 Well Omar is a dolt so she probably couldn't remember what she said. And she too stupid, or arrogant, to not realize that people might have a recording
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 25, 2026 06:28 PM (HYqoK) ++++ She is a dolt. She is also an eely, slimy, shiftless person who very breezily sloughs off inquiries into her "winery" business. Doesn't care that it has no address, does not care that it doesn't exist. She acts like she is just going to continue on with the fraud, and how do you like that? It is infuriating. Posted by: washrivergal at February 25, 2026 06:42 PM (rkWQ6) 86
I think Ilhan Omar should shut her brotherly cockhole and hunker down with her constituency and never be allowed to be on any federal level committee where she speaks for no one.
We don't want you. Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 25, 2026 06:42 PM (gVUi7) 87
I've got a pop-up shop in my pants! Ashley, wanna shower?
Posted by: Joe from DE at February 25, 2026 06:43 PM (oftw2) 88
Yu go now!
Posted by: fd - I Grow And Lear Every Day. at February 25, 2026 06:43 PM (vFG9F) 89
What if a mime had Tourette's?
Posted by: Things that make you go 'hmmmm' at February 25, 2026 06:43 PM (0sNs1) 90
>>So Yu has options. They are not the options she wants right now, but if nothing else, her case proves there can be a price for defying American law for more than two decades
Her options are: LEAVE NOW. Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 06:43 PM (tj6OY) 91
Is there Tourettes screening?
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 06:43 PM (QScRl) 92
>>Kelly isn't a criminal — she's a mom & small business owner who donates meals to feed the less fortunate.
Embrace the power of "and" - she is a criminal and a mom blah blah blah. Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 06:44 PM (tj6OY) 93
The church hasn't separated so far from the state that they would ever give up tax dollars
Posted by: Ben Had at February 25, 2026 06:44 PM (+nEug) 94
73 >>Some enterprising Young IRS agent should look into her tax records.
>>Has to be using a fake Soc Sec Number... In 2024 the Biden administration gave out 2 million social security numbers to "non-citizens". That was just 1 year. Posted by: JackStraw at February 25, 2026 06:38 PM (viF8m) Yeah, but they are supposed to show they are here legally and have a work permit, before getting a number. So, if'n she said she was here legally on the application for the card... it's fraud, and falsifying a Federal Document. Posted by: Romeo13 at February 25, 2026 06:45 PM (mP0Kj) 95
73 >>Some enterprising Young IRS agent should look into her tax records.
>>Has to be using a fake Soc Sec Number... In 2024 the Biden administration gave out 2 million social security numbers to "non-citizens". That was just 1 year. Posted by: JackStraw at February 25, 2026 06:38 PM (viF8m) IRS has been giving out the 'Individual Taxpayer Identification Number' to illegals and non-residents for awhile now. It's basically a SS# for people not eligible for SS. Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 25, 2026 06:45 PM (6ydKt) 96
Semis and shrink wrapped pallets of food. Yeah, parishioners.
Posted by: Accomack at February 25, 2026 06:45 PM (77Bgk) Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, Damn It Feels Good to Be a Trumpster! at February 25, 2026 06:46 PM (FXNzP) 98
I saw a mime on the campus bus and he fcking told me he was a mime (like I couldn't tell) -- thus violating the number one rule of Mime Club.
And of course y'all already know that rule, as morons are avid fans of the Pantomimical Arts. Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 25, 2026 06:46 PM (nDXEV) 99
Yu has to have a bank account or two.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 25, 2026 06:46 PM (+nEug) 100
The church hasn't separated so far from the state that they would ever give up tax dollars
----- I'm not sure what's driving these couple of comments in this topic (sincerely)--is there a church involved in the current news cycle? Posted by: Crusader at February 25, 2026 06:47 PM (TN0g+) 101
She has Kelley helping? DEPORTED! He's burnt all his bridges with this Executive Branch.
Posted by: Prickly Pete Salmonella at February 25, 2026 06:47 PM (dFG8E) 102
But doctor, I am Pagliacci.
Posted by: Just the Punchline at February 25, 2026 06:47 PM (4NO2D) 103
>>I will personally consider it a failure of the Trump administration if Ilhan Omar isn't deported. Along with her "extended family."
THIS Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 06:48 PM (tj6OY) 104
In 2024 the Biden administration gave out 2 million social security numbers to "non-citizens". That was just 1 year.
And yet a dozen activist "judges" will come out of the woodwork to file TROs against Trump having a second scoop of ice cream. Posted by: Unknown Drip Under Pressure at February 25, 2026 06:48 PM (a4flb) 105
>>I will personally consider it a failure of the Trump administration if Ilhan Omar isn't deported. Along with her "extended family."
THIS Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 06:48 PM No one is above the law, they intoned. Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 06:48 PM (4NO2D) 106
@23 re: church food banks-- the episcopal church I left was involved in the episcopal migrant ministry thing, with 95% of it being federal funds, and giving out massive amounts of food delivered in large trucks. "Partnering with the government," the priest proudly called it. I strongly suspect the church was also paying its bills with some of that federal money, since the congregation had dwindled so badly.
Posted by: skywch at February 25, 2026 06:19 PM (uqhmb) A protestant bishop in DC was boasting of sheltering illegals with her charity funds. Posted by: Oldcat at February 25, 2026 06:49 PM (8avO+) 107
Democraps: ‘we really need a good fake sob story about a non-criminal criminal being deported. But it can’t be a swarthy guy.”
‘How about a pasty white drunken Irish mick?’ ‘Excellent.” [Irish story blows up in their faces] Democraps: ‘Fuck. Mel Brooks was right about the Irish. Get me a chink.’ Posted by: Elric the Blade at February 25, 2026 06:49 PM (s32T4) 108
>>I will personally consider it a failure of the Trump administration if Ilhan Omar isn't deported. Along with her "extended family."
THIS Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 06:48 PM No one is above the law, they intoned. Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 06:48 PM Nothing will happen. Posted by: That Guy who intones, sonorously, "Nothing will happen." at February 25, 2026 06:50 PM (0sNs1) 109
Crusader, churches of all denominations have been using taxpayer money to fund illegals with housing, cash and medical assistance.
Posted by: Ben Had at February 25, 2026 06:51 PM (+nEug) 110
Illegals are the primary source of the enshittification of these United States: destroying Rule of Law, violent, dirty, diseased, literally shitting on sidewalks.
Time to take out the trash. Posted by: Field Marshal Zhukov at February 25, 2026 06:51 PM (wBaIH) 111
I have something like tourette syndrome except it's where I'm in a meeting and for the eleventy billionth time the person running it says something like, "do we have any overs?", "anything else?" "anyone have any questions?" and some one does indeed say yes, yes they have something very important to drone on about now in this never ending time loop of doom. Then I suddenly blurt out "fuck!" and slam my head into the meeting desk repeatedly until the nice stars and birdies come.
Posted by: banana Dream at February 25, 2026 06:51 PM (3uBP9) 112
>>She's gotten away with some crazy stuff coming out of her mouth for a decade because she's A) Black B) Immigrant C) Female D) Part of the Squad E) A Democrat pushed by Democrat Media.
Exactly. She lies as easily as she breaths and she counts on the protection from her allies, the media, and the power of smearing anyone who calls her out as being a racist. She thinks she is superior to all of us, so she will not admit to nor apologize for lying to us. This is her culture. Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 06:51 PM (tj6OY) 113
I think the Baseball Furies are today's logical evolution of the mime archetype faced with the current existential uncertainty of Street Life.
But the Baseball Furies are not where they are needed the most -- ironically the Homeland of the Mime -- modern-day France. Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 25, 2026 06:52 PM (nDXEV) 114
The "free grocery store" will be full of empty shelves.
——— But, still - if they had anything on the shelf, it would have been free. It’s the thought that counts. H8r!! Posted by: Common Tater at February 25, 2026 06:52 PM (pZq2R) 115
>>Yeah, but they are supposed to show they are here legally and have a work permit, before getting a number.
This is Joe Biden we are talking about. They expanded the law to give SS numbers to all kinds of people, asylum seekers being just one category. And millions who poured over the border just said the magic word "asylum" as they were told to say by the Biden administration, NGOs, the UN, etc.. The Great Replacement Theory is absolutely real and Democrats have been doing whatever it takes to bring in millions and use them for census and voting reasons. They didn't just give them billions in handouts they made it easier to get jobs. Look at the nightmare going on with illegals who can't speak English getting CDLs. They bent, broke or just wholesale changed rules laws to make it happen because if they had been successful, if Trump hadn't won in 2024, we probably wouldn't have seen a candidate like Trump ever win again. That's how close we came to losing the whole thing and it's still a touch and go thing. Posted by: JackStraw at February 25, 2026 06:53 PM (viF8m) 116
Breaking News: Oliver ‘Power’ Grant, a founder of the Wu-Tang Clan, has died at the age of 52.
Posted by: AoSHQ Celebrity News Bureau and Rumour Centre at February 25, 2026 06:53 PM (0sNs1) 117
111 I have something like tourette syndrome except it's where I'm in a meeting and for the eleventy billionth time the person running it says something like, "do we have any overs?", "anything else?" "anyone have any questions?" and some one does indeed say yes, yes they have something very important to drone on about now in this never ending time loop of doom. Then I suddenly blurt out "fuck!" and slam my head into the meeting desk repeatedly until the nice stars and birdies come.
Posted by: banana Dream at February 25, 2026 06:51 PM (3uBP9) +++ LOL Posted by: washrivergal at February 25, 2026 06:54 PM (rkWQ6) 118
The churches in my town feed the homeless bums once a week. Attracts them like flies. I told one of the preachers that Jesus never said set up a food bank/feeding trough down main street and feed the worthless. I told the preacher man to take the bums home with him and feed them there. He gave me the stink eye so fuck him.
Posted by: Joe Ghetto at February 25, 2026 06:55 PM (Ksqrb) 119
The "free grocery store" will be full of empty shelves.
Posted by: dantesed at February 25, 2026 06:28 PM But it does have shelves. Posted by: Jack "Ewok" Sparrow at February 25, 2026 06:55 PM (0sNs1) 120
There is word floating around that the Feds will start requiring banks to verify citizenship before opening bank accounts.
Posted by: Kindltot at February 25, 2026 06:56 PM (rbvCR) 121
Software engineer Luke McInerney, 31, of Manhattan, brought a folding chair and worked on his laptop as he waited for the grocery store to open
Because if anyone needs free food, it's (checks notes) techies. Posted by: Delurker at February 25, 2026 06:56 PM (gtcuf) 122
She thinks she is superior to all of us, so she will not admit to nor apologize for lying to us. This is her culture.
Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 06:51 PM (tj6OY) She's the Queen Somalian of America, and she acts like it. Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 25, 2026 06:56 PM (6ydKt) 123
I saw a mime on the campus bus and he fcking told me he was a mime (like I couldn't tell) -- thus violating the number one rule of Mime Club.
And of course y'all already know that rule, as morons are avid fans of the Pantomimical Arts. Posted by: Dr. Varno at February 25, 2026 06:46 PM (nDXEV) If we don't come down hard on these clowns, we are going to be up to our *balls* in jugglers! And mimes!! Posted by: Sandford N.W.A. at February 25, 2026 06:56 PM (q2NNn) Posted by: washrivergal at February 25, 2026 06:56 PM (rkWQ6) 125
"[TMZ:] A woman who claims to have been attending service during the Minnesota church protest covered by Don Lemon last month is now suing Lemon and other protesters, saying she suffered severe emotional distress as a result of the incident."
Can you say "class action"? I knew that you could. Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 06:56 PM (aTgV0) Posted by: illiniwek at February 25, 2026 06:56 PM (vbXSk) 127
Software engineer Luke McInerney, 31, of Manhattan, brought a folding chair and worked on his laptop as he waited for the grocery store to open
Because if anyone needs free food, it's (checks notes) techies. Posted by: Delurker at February 25, 2026 06:56 PM He was there for the vibe. Posted by: toby928(c) at February 25, 2026 06:57 PM (4NO2D) 128
The Cuban Interior Ministry announced on Wednesday that a Cuban Coast Guard vessel fired on a U.S.-registered speedboat, killing four men aboard and wounding six other passengers. https://t.ly/TkgCw Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 25, 2026 06:57 PM (Cqx++) 129
Software engineer Luke McInerney, 31, of Manhattan, brought a folding chair and worked on his laptop as he waited for the grocery store to open
Because if anyone needs free food, it's (checks notes) techies. Posted by: Delurker at February 25, 2026 06:56 PM Need's got nothing to do with it. Posted by: Luke "Javascript" McI at February 25, 2026 06:57 PM (0sNs1) Posted by: Anna Puma at February 25, 2026 06:57 PM (2GVsD) 131
Trump's getting the Dems to refuse to acknowledge their job is to protect citizens rather than illegal immigrants is going to be this cycle's "Trump is for yiu, Harris is for They/Them" commercial.
Posted by: tankdemon at February 25, 2026 06:58 PM (qSk+K) 132
Sum Ting Wong with Yu.
Posted by: Max Power at February 25, 2026 06:58 PM (q177U) 133
119 The "free grocery store" will be full of empty shelves.
Posted by: dantesed at February 25, 2026 06:28 PM But it does have shelves. Posted by: Jack "Ewok" Sparrow Proof of the superiority of Scientific Socialism! Posted by: Auspex at February 25, 2026 06:58 PM (Y8DZL) Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 06:58 PM (aTgV0) 135
"The "free grocery store" will be full of empty shelves.
But it does have shelves." And all the food they don't have is FREE. Posted by: illiniwek at February 25, 2026 06:58 PM (vbXSk) 136
134 " I couldn't get no more food...."
Jewish guy, I'm assuming. Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 06:58 PM (aTgV0) Possibly Amish. Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 25, 2026 06:59 PM (6ydKt) Posted by: Anna Puma at February 25, 2026 06:59 PM (2GVsD) 138
Paul White Gold Eagle @PaulGoldEagle 🚨🚨 BREAKING: Venezuela’s former intelligence leader Hugo Carvajal has CONFIRMED that Democrat Senator Adam Schiff and Democrat Congressman Eric Swalwell, both of California, are two of the top names on the VENEZUELA LIST of US politicians that are receiving MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN KICKBACKS AND LAVISH GIFTS from the Maduro regime and Venezuelan drug trafficking organizations in exchange for using their official power as a means of undermining the Trump administration’s ongoing war Posted by: Crusader at February 25, 2026 06:59 PM (TN0g+) 139
Food Deserts.
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 07:00 PM (QScRl) 140
"The "free grocery store" will be full of empty shelves.
But it does have shelves." ------ Ace hardest hit. Posted by: Crusader at February 25, 2026 07:00 PM (TN0g+) 141
Maybe next time I'll read the comments.
Nah. Posted by: Anna Puma at February 25, 2026 06:59 PM We can send you links of us line dancing. Posted by: Bronie Bros at February 25, 2026 07:00 PM (0sNs1) 142
Ho Lee Fuk, Yu... Sum Ting Wong.
Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 25, 2026 07:01 PM (6ydKt) 143
Software engineer Luke McInerney, 31, of Manhattan, brought a folding chair and surfed porn on his laptop as he waited for the grocery store to open
Posted by: The Real Story at February 25, 2026 07:01 PM (vFG9F) Posted by: eleven at February 25, 2026 07:01 PM (aTgV0) 145
Total lack of historical awareness would have been if Mahdami had named the store GUM
Posted by: Anna Puma at February 25, 2026 07:01 PM (2GVsD) 146
128
The Cuban Interior Ministry announced on Wednesday that a Cuban Coast Guard vessel fired on a U.S.-registered speedboat, killing four men aboard and wounding six other passengers. https://t.ly/TkgCw Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 25, 2026 06:57 PM (Cqx++) ++++ Think I'll just stay off of speed boats for a while. They seem to have a lot of bad luck recently. Posted by: washrivergal at February 25, 2026 07:01 PM (rkWQ6) 147
I can hear Don Lemon whining " you can't sue me I'm a journalist. And black. And gay. And retarded"
. Hawaiian judge: case dismissed with costs Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 25, 2026 07:02 PM (HYqoK) 148
I have occasional contact with a Somali young lady (college student). She is very imperious in her manner and completely inconsiderate of others. I do not see any indication that she is benefiting from her educational opportunities.
It's interesting watching her behavior. Posted by: Emmie at February 25, 2026 07:02 PM (FMtrg) 149
KAREN Update: More women buy wine from labels indicating a woman winemaker.
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 25, 2026 07:02 PM (abIsI) 150
Breaking News: Oliver ‘Power’ Grant, a founder of the Wu-Tang Clan, has died at the age of 52.
----- Could have added this to the Tourettes' thread. Posted by: Crusader at February 25, 2026 07:02 PM (TN0g+) 151
Then I suddenly blurt out "fuck!" and slam my head into the meeting desk repeatedly until the nice stars and birdies come.
Posted by: banana Dream Where were you when I needed you in my meetings? Posted by: Tonypete at February 25, 2026 07:02 PM (cYBz/) 152
Those church invaders belong in jail for awhile and need to pay restitution.
Posted by: Emmie at February 25, 2026 07:03 PM (FMtrg) 153
Doesn't appear to be any homeless people standing in line from first glance.
The homeless tend to not be good at standing in line. Unless they're on tranq, but in that case they're bent over at the waist and motionless. Lying on sidewalks or benches, that they are very good at. Standing in the middle of the street screaming obscenities at nobody in particular, they're stellar. Walking up and down the sidewalk holding their "Anything helps (me to buy meth), have a blessed day" signs, top of the class. Standing in line, not so much. Posted by: Delurker at February 25, 2026 07:03 PM (gtcuf) 154
The "free grocery store" will be full of empty shelves.
Posted by: dantesed at February 25, 2026 06:28 PM But it does have shelves. Posted by: Jack "Ewok" Sparrow at February 25, 2026 06:55 PM (0sNs1) --- Yes, but they ran out of rum hours ago... Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2026 07:03 PM (ESVrU) 155
148 I have occasional contact with a Somali young lady (college student). She is very imperious in her manner and completely inconsiderate of others. I do not see any indication that she is benefiting from her educational opportunities.
It's interesting watching her behavior. Posted by: Emmie Does she have buck teeth and a head shaped like a lightbulb? Also, does she present an offending odor? Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 25, 2026 07:03 PM (abIsI) 156
Also, does she present an offending odor?
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 25, 2026 07:03 PM You say that like it's a bad thing. Posted by: Penguins of the World at February 25, 2026 07:05 PM (0sNs1) Posted by: JackStraw at February 25, 2026 07:05 PM (viF8m) 158
It's interesting watching her behavior.
Posted by: Emmie at February 25, 2026 07:02 PM (FMtrg) Somalia is a totally clan-based, Islamic, culture. They didn't leave that behind when they landed here. It's no wonder so many can't adjust to an alien culture that doesn't run on tribal law and hierarchies. Posted by: SpeakingOf at February 25, 2026 07:06 PM (6ydKt) 159
64 I think Tourettes dude is full of $hit.
Posted by: Boss Moss at February 25, 2026 06:34 PM (QScRl) I thought Michael B Jordan was the HOF basketball player. Yes I know it was stupid of me.... haha Posted by: Joemarine at February 25, 2026 07:06 PM (y171U) Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 07:06 PM (j9zxt) Posted by: Accomack at February 25, 2026 07:07 PM (77Bgk) 162
I have occasional contact with a Somali young lady (college student). She is very imperious in her manner and completely inconsiderate of others. I do not see any indication that she is benefiting from her educational opportunities.
It's interesting watching her behavior. Posted by: Emmie --- I saw that a lot at the Walmart I worked at in Greeley years ago. Snooty, cold, condescending. Good thing I worked in the back room. Minimal contact. Posted by: Pug Mahon, aka Agent Frank at February 25, 2026 07:07 PM (0aYVJ) 163
157 >>Yes, but they ran out of rum hours ago...
What does this even mean? Posted by: JackStraw at February 25, 2026 07:05 PM (viF8m) Just reminded me I have an unopened bottle of Kraken. Posted by: Eromero at February 25, 2026 07:07 PM (LHPAg) 164
Posted by: Crusader at February 25, 2026 06:59 PM (TN0g+)
------- Big, if true. But ai am skeptical. Posted by: Huck Follywood at February 25, 2026 07:07 PM (OhBRn) 165
Michael set up a chair outside the grocery store, and watched shoppers file in and out of the shop all morning, but was not positioned in line. He told Fox News Digital that he only had three cups of soup left in his cupboard but was doubtful there would be enough groceries left at The Polymarket at the end of the day for him to stock up his pantry.
Learn to squeegee. Posted by: Street Entrepreneurs at February 25, 2026 07:07 PM (q2NNn) 166
re: Tourette's Guy - I just keep thinking of Cartman pretending he had Tourette's so he could yell racist and offensive shit without getting punished for it.
Posted by: Delurker at February 25, 2026 07:08 PM (gtcuf) 167
Robert Dorgan, murderer, killed his ex-wife who was also a cousin of his.
And those snooty Yankees about people in the South? BTW Dorgan's oldest son is in the slammer for being a white supremacist criminal. Posted by: Anna Puma at February 25, 2026 07:08 PM (2GVsD) 168
I thought Michael B Jordan was the HOF basketball player. Yes I know it was stupid of me.... haha Posted by: Joemarine He sells shoes by the seashore. Posted by: Bertram Cabot, Jr. at February 25, 2026 07:08 PM (Cqx++) 169
The life expectancy in Somalia is 56-58 yrs old. I guess we can hope that doesn't improve here
Posted by: Smell the Glove at February 25, 2026 07:08 PM (HYqoK) 170
Does she have buck teeth and a head shaped like a lightbulb? Also, does she present an offending odor?
Posted by: Maj. Healey at February 25, 2026 07:03 PM (abIsI) I prefer to criticize her for something she has control over, like her bad attitude. Posted by: Emmie at February 25, 2026 07:09 PM (FMtrg) 171
The Café is open.
Posted by: Duncanthrax at February 25, 2026 07:09 PM (0sNs1) 172
re: Tourette's Guy - I just keep thinking of Cartman pretending he had Tourette's so he could yell racist and offensive shit without getting punished for it.
Posted by: Delurker at February 25, 2026 07:08 PM (gtcuf) --- That backfired on him, as I recall, because he found out he couldn't turn it off. Posted by: "Perfessor" Squirrel at February 25, 2026 07:09 PM (ESVrU) 173
>>. . . It's interesting watching her behavior.
May I suggest you check out Ayan Hirsi Ali's "Infidel?" Their culture is wholly incompatible with ours. Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 07:11 PM (tj6OY) 174
The homeless tend to not be good at standing in line. Unless they're on tranq, but in that case they're bent over at the waist and motionless. Lying on sidewalks or benches, that they are very good at. Standing in the middle of the street screaming obscenities at nobody in particular, they're stellar. Walking up and down the sidewalk holding their "Anything helps (me to buy meth), have a blessed day" signs, top of the class. Standing in line, not so much.
Posted by: Delurker at February 25, 2026 07:03 PM (gtcuf) ++++ There is one man I see occasionally who has a sign which is pretty lengthy, detailing the circumstances which brought him to this point, I suppose. I cannot read it as the print is so small, plus I have no time since he sits at a traffic signal. Posted by: washrivergal at February 25, 2026 07:12 PM (rkWQ6) 175
>>I prefer to criticize her for something she has control over, like her bad attitude.
That's a 'Yes'. Posted by: garrett at February 25, 2026 07:14 PM (1Udfd) 176
It does get worse with YU - from a response to the linked tweet:
@empire_sentry She owns three businesses Here are two that got PPP for free while the rest of us lost our jobs, homes, cars, savings Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 07:15 PM (tj6OY) 177
Federal and national level special committees should require 100% approval from the opposing party or they're off the billet.
There are too many halfwits and whackjobs making decisions for the entire country who never voted for them. Also, disband the committees on a case by case basis. There's no tenure requirement to be granted to these fucks. Posted by: Rev. Wishbone at February 25, 2026 07:17 PM (gVUi7) 178
Interesting. Leaders in the Somali community have issued an apology to Americans for their misconduct. While I don't really trust them when they promise to address these evil acts, I wonder if this video would be helpful for the 'Ron whose daughter doesn't believe the Somali fraud happened. (Don't remember which 'Ron.)
I'm referring to the link at 160. Posted by: Emmie at February 25, 2026 07:17 PM (FMtrg) 179
Anyone check to see if Yu has voted?
Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 07:18 PM (tj6OY) 180
@AmyMek
ENEMY WITHIN: CAIR Brags: 50,000+ Radicals to Take Over Congress – Omar & Tlaib Are Proof! Take a HARD LOOK at these two Jihadis with their big, fat anti-American mouths: Reps. Ilhan Omar & Rashida Tlaib! This is EXACTLY the GOAL of the Muslim Brotherhood's "Civilizational Jihad" plan - to PENETRATE our institutions & DESTROY America from WITHIN Posted by: Braenyard - some Absent Friends are more equal than others _ at February 25, 2026 07:20 PM (j9zxt) 181
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· 3h BREAKING - Sources close to high-ranking Democrats have revealed growing internal panic following the party’s response to President Trump’s SOTU address, describing their counter-protests and boycott events as a “disaster” that left them appearing “childish” and disorganized. Posted by: Don Black at February 25, 2026 07:22 PM (ZxPkt) 182
>>Interesting. Leaders in the Somali community have issued an apology to Americans for their misconduct.
Huh, other Somalis have demanded reparations for the trauma from ICE raids. https://tinyurl.com/yck8um3a Posted by: Lizzy at February 25, 2026 07:26 PM (tj6OY) 183
“The store worked out better than expected! “ They’ll say “The demand for such a store was far greater than we anticipated!”
Posted by: CTHillary at February 25, 2026 07:47 PM (Vpqw1) Arrest in Terrorist Attack on Boise ICE Office: It's an AWFUL
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